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PIKE  COUNTY,  KENTUCKY 

1821  -  1987 

HISTORICAL  PAPERS 

NUMBER  SIX 


Anna  Carolyn  Forsyth 


Pike  County  Historical  Society,  Inc. 

Pikeville,  Kentucky 

1987 


Two  Hundred  Pages   — 


Mother  and  Daughter 

Young  Anna  Forsyth  stands  smiling  beside  her  mother,  Georgia  Oils 
Forsyth.   Nephew  Johnny's  head  is  barely  seen! 


A  Sunny  Smile 

Anna  Forsyth  shared  her  sunny 
smile  and  cheer  with  all  until  the 
end. 


Father  and  Daughter 

Frank  Forsyth  Sr.  and  his  daughAr,  Anna,  \^ose  minds  met 
in  their  love  for  history,  knowledge  and  great  literature,  and 
their  love  for  each  other. 


PIKE  COUNTY,  KENTUCKY  1821-1987 
HISTORICAL  PAPERS,  NUMBER  SIX 


In  Memory  Of 
ANNA  CAROLYN  FORSYTH 


Published  by 
PIKE  COUNTY  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY,  INC. 

Pikeville,  Kentucky 
1987 

Printed  in  the  United  States  of  America  by: 
Executive  Printing 

Pikeville,  Kentucky   41501 


permission  of  the  publishers.   First  edition. 

EDITING  COMMITTEE:  r.,  ■      ^  n        ^  o   *u  m 

Eldon  "Jack"  May,  President,  Dorcas  Hobbs,  Claire  Kelly  and  Ruth  May. 


'K^-X^'V^ 


A  PROMISE  TO  KEEP 


by: 
Kathy  Call  Smith, 

I  made  a  hasty  trip  to  Pikeville  in  January 
1985  for  the  funeral  of  my  cousin,  Anna  For- 
syth. As  I  drove  down  the  Mountain  Parkway 
I  realized  that  this  country  is  full  of  Pike  County 
expatriates  who  have  shared  the  experience  of 
coming  home  for  a  funeral. 

How  many  people  have  sat  in  a  room  full  of 
mourners  at  the  Call  Funeral  Home  as  I  did  on 
January  24,  1985?  One  of  my  earliest  memories 
is  of  a  tribal  sense  of  belonging  to  a  group  of 
relatives,  some  familiar,  some  unfamiliar,  a  cas- 
ket in  front  and  great  masses  of  purple  ribboned 
flowers  all  around. 

The  years  have  passed  quickly  and  I  have 
watched    my   young  aunts  and  uncles  become 
gray.     And  as  I  sat  in  that  room  at  the  funeral 
home  that  day  I  saw,  too,  that  the  babies  of  my 
older  cousins  had  become  adults.    The  remodel- 
ing   and    rearrangen-ient    of    the   funeral    home 
rooms  over  the  years  had  done  little  to  dim  my 
recognition    that   this  was  the  place   1   was,  at 
certain  milestones  in  my  life  marked  by  funerals. 
This    time    I    was    back   for   the    memorial 
service   of   Anna  Carolyn   Forsyth,   my  second 
cousin,    who    died   suddenly    at    her    home   on 
Park  Street.    She  played  a  role  in  so  many  dif- 
ferent lives  in   Pike  County:     in  the  historical 
society,  the  D.A.R.,  at  the  airport,  as  an  occas- 
ional contributor  to  the  News-Express,  at  her 
work,  as  a  neighbor,  a  relative  and  always  as  a 
friend. 

As  I  looked  around  that  crowded  room  at 
the  Call  Funeral  Home,  I  reflected  that  we  had 
all  come  because  Anna  Carolyn  had  loved  us 
and  we  had  loved  her  back.  With  an  inner  voice 
I  spoke  one  last  time  to  her,  "Look  at  all  of  us, 
Anna  Carolyn;  we  all  came!" 

I  felt  we  had  given  her  one  last  gift  with  this 
special  gathering  of  love  for  her.  And  for  a 
minute  I  could  see  her  face  as  I  last  saw  her 
with    her    beaming   smile    brimming   over   with 


Atlanta,  Georgia 

vigor  and  enthusiasm.  Throughout  her  life  she 
retained  a  childlike  capacity  for  delight  and 
surprise.  That  big  room  full  of  people  who  had 
come  to  see  her  this  last  time  would  have  de- 
lighted her.   In  some  sense,  I  believe  it  did. 

Every  time  I  came  to  visit  her,  she  somehow 
made  me  feel  I  had  brought  her  a  gift  just  by 
coming  in  to  sit  by  her  old-fashioned  coal  burn- 
ing fireplace  with  the  ticking  clock  on  the 
mantel  in  her  house  at  the  end  of  Park  Street. 

After   the  funeral,  at  the  gathering  at  her 
house,  I  saw  her  collection  of  bird  feeders  dang- 
ling from  a  winter  bare  tree  in  the  backyard 
and  felt  a  sharp  pang.    They  had  hung  there  for 
years.     Why  hadn't  I  taken  more  notice  when  I 
had  the  chance?    Brought  her  a  little  bag  of  bird 
seed   perhaps.    I  thought  of  all  her  good  counsel 
over'  the    years.    Why    hadn't   1    sought   more, 
followed  it  better?     I  suddenly  became  aware 
of   the   insights   only  she  could  have  into  the 
lives  of   relatives  and   friends-knowledge  that 
was  gone  with  her.    Why  hadn't  1  asked  more, 
listened  more? 

But  later,  after  last  hugs  and  goodbyes,  as 
I  started  my  rented  car  to  return  to  the  airport, 
a  glow  of  deep  satisfaction  was  with  me.  I  knew 
that  my  hasty  trip  from  my  home  in  Atlanta  and 
the  drive  down  the  Mountain  Parkway  in  the 
record  breaking  cold  of  that  snowy  week  was 
worth  the  effort  just  to  be  counted  among  those 
who  had  come  to  join  together  for  this  one  last 
visit  with  Anna  Carolyn. 

Because  of  the  uncertainty  about  ice  condi- 
tions on  the  Mountain  Parkway,  I  had  left  my 
little  four-year-old  daughter  behind  with  my 
husband,  on  the  promise  that  she  could  pick 
out  some  pretty  flowers  to  put  on  the  grave  the 
next  time  we  visited  Pikeville.  It's  a  promise  I 
intend  to  keep. 

From  the  APPALACHIAN  NEWS-EXPRESS 
March  11,  1985 
Reprinted  by  permission 


PIKE  COUNTY  HISTORICAL  PAPERS  VOLUME  SIX 

Table  of  Contents 

In  Memory  of  Anna  Forsyth 1^  3-16 

Sonne  Early  Minutes  of  the  Pike  County  Historical  Society 17 

Home  to  be  of  the  Society 18 

HISTORY  BEFORE  1800 

Revolutionary  War  Soldiers        submitted  by  Dorcas  Hobbs 19 

Baisden,  John  Smith 20,  21 

Childers,  Pleasant 22 

Davis,  William  Sr 23-26 

Ford,  Joseph .  27-29 

Jackson,  James 30 

Lesley,  Robert  &  William  R 31 

May,  John 32 

Potter,  Abram 33,  34 

Trout,  Christian 35-37 

HISTORY  AFTER  1800 

1 835  Tax  List      prepared  by  Dorcas  Hobbs 38-43 

1843  -  1949  Death  Records  of  Pond  Creek  Regular  Baptist  Minutes 44 

1 860  Mortality  List      prepared  by  Dorcas  Hobbs 45,  46 

1861  Civil  War  Records 47-55 

1876-1880  Pike  County  Marriage  Records 56-82 

1883-1983  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Pikeville,  Kentucky 83  92 

Material  from  1 959-1 984  Pike  Association  of  Southern  Baptist  published  by  Pike  Assn.  ....  93,  94 

Index    by  Claire  Kelly 95-'l00 

First  Baptist  Church,  Pikeville,  Kentucky 101-103 

W.  B.  Johnson  Papers      arranged  by  Ruth  and  Eldon  May 104-1 16 

Black  Education  in  Pike  County       by  Mark  F.  Sohn 1 17-131 

GENEALOGY 

Bowling 132-144 

Epiing 145,  146 

Hackney 147-159 

Hatfield   160,  161 

Meade 162-178 

Sowards 1 79. 1 34 

Wolford 185-191 

Advertising 192-197 

'ndex 198-201 


Early  DAR  Members 

Early  DAR  members  pose  at  the  courthouse  in  Pikeville.  Anna  Forsyth  (black-haired  girl  on  left  of  monument  learned  in 
her  youthful  days  about  the  DAR.  A  few  others  identified  in  the  picture  are  Ethel  Francis  Miller,  Lorraine  Bowles,  Chrisman, 
Stella  Watts  Starkey,  Sarah  Wilson  Hudson,  Nona  Connolly  Bowles,  Josephine  Bowles  Kirk  and  Imogene  Ratliff  Johnson. 


Aunt  and  Nephew 

Young  Anna  Forsyth   took  great  delight  in  her  first  nephew,  John  Forsyth  Jr.,  or 
Johnny. 


ANNA  CAROLYN  FORSYTH 

She  saw  the  world  through  rose-colored  glasses, 
by  Alice  J.  Kinder 


"Anna  was  an  effervescent  person  who  al- 
ways felt  today  is  a  beautiful  day.  She  saw  the 
good  in  everyone  and  loyalty  to  friends  and 
family  meant  everything  to  her,"  said  Ruth 
Repass  Wheeler,  a  retired  Pike  County  educa- 
tor. "I  can  see  her  yet  as  she  came  home  from 
work  every  day.  She  would  come  smiling  down 
the  street,  dressed  in  a  pretty  dress  and  with 
her  high  heels  clicking  a  merry  tune.  She  saw 
the  world  through  rose-colored  glasses  in  a 
childhood  faith  almost  Pollyanna-like." 

The  Pollyanna  books,  as  some  may  remem- 
ber from  girlhood,  centered  around  a  lively, 
girlish  character  who,  like  Anna  Forsyth,  could 
see  something  to  be  happy  about  in  every  day. 

Anna  was  well  educated,  intelligent,  and  an 
avid  reader  who  read  the  classics  and  the  best 
books.  She  kept  up  with  current  events  and 
the  world  news  and  was  involved  in  many 
progressive,  worthwhile  activities.  In  every- 
thing she  did  she  was  a  knowledge  seeker.  Yet 
she  met  all  ages  and  groups  on  a  common  basis, 
her  heart  and  mind  meeting  everyone. 

"Anna  discovered  the  fountain  of  youth 
because  she  was  ageless,"  reflected  Pat  Forsyth, 
the  wife  of  John  Forsyth  Jr.  Johnny  was  the 
first  grandchild  in  the  Forsyth  family  and 
Anna's  first  nephew.  "She  was  the  children's 
age  but  not  child-like,"  continued  Pat.  "She 
was  sincerely  interested  in  the  things  they  talked 
about  and  therefore  belonged  to  their  world. 
When  she  was  with  Johnny  and  me  she  seemed 
our  age  for  the  same  reason.  She  had  many 
older  friends  also  and  met  them  on  their  level 
and  varied  interests." 

When  Anna  Forsyth  died  at  her  home  the 
morning  of  January  21,  1985,  the  coldest 
night  of  the  winter  season  when  the  temperature 
dipped  from  18  to  24  degrees  below  zero  in 
Pike  County,  she  left  her  imprint  on  her  family, 
friends  and  the  region.  Her  influence  lives  on, 
timeless  and  immortal. 

Anna,  the  only  daughter  among  five  sons  of 
Frank  Forsyth  Sr.  and  the  late  Georgia  Dils 
Forsyth,  could  trace  her  mountain  roots  back 
to  early  families  in  Pikeville. 

Frank  Forsyth  Sr.  came  as  a  10-year-old 
boy  to  Pikeville  when  his  family  rode  the  long 
train  ride  from  Iowa  to  Catlettsburg,  then  rode 
the  steamboat,  "Cando,"  up  the  Big  Sandy  in 
April  1901,  to  the  little  village  of  perhaps  less 
than  500  inhabitants. 


Anna's  paternal  grandparents  were  the 
Reverend  James  Henry  Forsyth  and  Anna  Mar- 
garet Cummings  Forsyth  from  Virginia,  who 
lived  in  Iowa  from  1892-1901.  The  Reverend 
Forsyth,  as  a  representative  of  the  Presbyterian 
Sabbath  school  movement  to  establish  Sunday 
schools  and  churches  in  the  mountains,  came  to 
Pike  County  to  build  six  chapels  and  play  a 
vital  role  in  bettering  the  environment  for  the 
hill  people,  both  spiritually  and  in  physical  and 
material  aspects. 

His  ancestors  reached  back  to  an  early 
period  when  the  Forsyth  family  were  builders 
with  the  motto,  "A  repairer  of  ruin."  Some 
Forsyths  have  been  gifted  musicians  and  en- 
gineers. The  eyecatching  golden  forsythia  bush 
opening  the  door  to  spring  each  year  was  named 
for  William  Forsyth,  a  botanist  in  England  who 
worked  in  the  famous  botanical  gardens  in  Lon- 
don. He  brought  the  bush  from  China  around 
1850.  Early  Forsyths  came  from  Ulster,  Ire- 
land, in  1770,  by  way  of  England  to  Phila- 
delphia. Later  generations  journeyed  into  the 
eastern  foothills  of  Appalachia. 

Anna's  maternal  grandparents  were  John 
A.  Dils  Jr.  and  Annie  Williamson  Dils.  Colonel 
John  Dils,  her  great-grandfather,  played  a  his- 
tory-making role  in  the  Civil  War  and  organized 
the  39th  Kentucky  Mounted  Infantry. 

Both  Anna's  parents  attended  the  Pikeville 
Collegiate  Institute  and  graduated  from  high 
school  there.  After  his  graduation,  her  father 
enrolled  in  the  University  of  Kentucky  and 
became  the  first  Pike  Countian  to  graduate  from 
the  university.  Twenty-two  year  old  Frank 
Forsyth  Sr.  received  his  Bachelor  of  Mechanical 
Engineering  degree  and  went  to  Chicago  to  work 
with  the  Western  Electric  Company.  He  married 
Georgia  Dils,  the  lovely  little  black-haired  girl, 
whom  he  had  loved  ever  since  he  saw  her  jump- 
ing rope  on  Pikeville's  dusty,  unpaved  streets. 
The  two  never  fell  out  of  love  and  lived  toget- 
her over  55  years. 

On  the  day  of  their  marriage  at  5  a.m.  in 
the  morning  of  July  14,  1914,  the  couple  caught 
the  six  o'clock  train  and  started  to  Chicago  to 
make  a  new  life  there.  At  La  Grange,  Illinois, 
the  young  Forsyths  started  a  diary  to  record 
historical  events  and  their  family  life. 

When  Claire  Kelly  and  I  made  a  visit  to  the 
Forsyth  home  in  Pikeville,  Mr.  Forsyth  shared 
this  valuable  diary  with  us.     It  is  a  gold  mine 


recording  their  life  in  the  North  away  from  Ken- 
tucky hills,  of  events  leading  up  to  World  War  I, 
the  tragic  world  conflict  itself,  and  in  later 
years  the  terrifying  and  heartbreaking  exper- 
ience of  World  War  II. 

What  interested  me  most  about  the  diary, 
however,  were  the  heartwarming,  realistic  de- 
tails of  the  daily  life.  For  family  life  and  homes 
make  communities,  and  communities  form  the 
states  and  nation.  In  the  record  of  their  family 
life,  Mr.  Forsyth  wrote  proudly  of  his  first 
child,  Frank  Jr.,  and  later  of  the  baby  daughter 
born  at  La  Grange. 

"These  kids  are  worth  everything,"  wrote 
the  proud,  young  father.  'I  might  say  in  passing, 
though,  that  since  the  birth  of  Anna  the  old 
washing  machine  has  to  be  operated  from  two 
to  six  times  each  and  every  week.  But  she  is 
so  sweet  Daddy  sometimes  gets  up  in  the  middle 
of  the  night  and  kisses  her." 

Another  time  he  wrote,  "I  discovered  the 
sweetest  dimple  in  Anna's  elbow.  It  is  sweet 
enough  to  kiss!" 

At  a  later  date,  Georgia  Forsyth  wrote  of 
their  daughter,  "Anna  Carolyn  is  still  a  sweet 
little  girl.  She  eats,  sleeps,  and  laughs-mostly 
laughs.  So  far,  she  has  had  no  medicine  of  any 
description,  not  even  castor  oil  or  milk  of  mag- 
nesia. She  has  two  teeth." 

After  a  few  years  of  life  in  the  northern 
town,  the  Forsyths  grew  homesick  for  Kentucky 
and  moved  back  to  Pikeville.  Four  other  sons- 
John  D.,  William,  Hibbard  and  Dan-were  added 
to  the  household. 

In  later  years  the  mother  wrote  in  the  diary 
that   Anna    had   gone   away   to  college.      "Her 
father  is  writing  a     letter  to  Anna   tonight," 
wrote    Georgia   Forsyth.     "This  only  daughter 
is  very  dear  to  him." 

As  the  only  girl  grew  up  with  five  brothers, 
she  was  devoted  to  them  but  developed  a  fight- 
ing spirit  to  hold  her  own  among  the  boys. 
With  her  innate  gentle  spirit,  she  wasn't  above 
throwing  cups  or  other  objects  at  the  five  in 
brother-sister  disagreements,  sometimes  denting 
the  woodwork  in  the  home!  Playing  with  the 
boys,  she  became  well-acquainted  with  sports 
and  adept  in  athletics.  She  was  an  expert  in 
playing  tennis. 

Following  the  Forsyth  tradition,  the  brown 
eyed  girl  attended  grade  school  at  the  Pikeville 
Collegiate  Institute.  She  broke  the  family  tradi- 
tion to  attend  high  school  at  the  city  school  and 
graduated  from  Pikeville  High  School.  The  prin- 
cipal, Mr.  T.  W.  Oliver,  reported  tc  her  parents 
that  she  was  a  number  one  student. 


in  high  school  years  she  worked  at  the  G.C. 
Murphy  Company  Store  as  a  clerk.  A  lady 
told  Pat  Forsyth  recently  that  she  once  worked 
with  Anna  there.  "Each  time  I  saw  the  girl 
she  left  me  with  a  good,  happy  feeling  the  whole 
day,"  said  the  lady  in  remembrance. 

On  finishing  high  school  Anna  enrolled  in 
the  University  of  Cincinnati,  where  she  took  a 
five-year  business  course  and  did  work  experi- 
ence as  a  secretary  in  the  Cincinnati  hospital 
and  a  repair  shop.  She  received  her  B.S.  degree 
in  business  administration. 

From  1944  until  1949  Anna  served  as  a 
WAVE  in  the  U.S.  Navy.  She  was  stationed  at 
Bronx,  New  York;  Cedar  Falls,  Iowa;  Memphis, 
Tennessee;  Ottumwa,  Iowa;  and  Pensacola, 
Florida.  Nancy  Forsyth,  who  married  Anna's 
brother  Bill,  remembered  that  while  she  and 
Anna  were  in  the  Navy  together,  Anna  intro- 
duced her  to  Bill,  who  was  serving  in  the  Naval 
Air  Technical  Training  Center  at  Memphis, 
Tennessee,  after  serving  as  an  officer  on  board  a 
destroyer  in  the  Pacific. 

Bill  remembered  his  sister  Anna  as  being  a 
big  help  to  him  when  he  was  growing  up. 
"When  we  were  in  college  Anna  would  see  me 
on  the  campus  and  admonish  me  that  I  needed 
a  haircut  or  needed  to  do  my  laundry!"  he  said. 
Like  her  parents  before  her,  who  had  once 
left  the  Kentucky  hills,  Anna  returned  home 
to  Pikeville  then  to  spend  the  rest  of  her  life. 
She  served  several  years  on  the  Pikeville  Selec- 
tive Service  Draft  Board  and  worked  there  until 
retirement. 

"I  remember  especially  how  Anna  dealt 
with  the  parents  while  she  served  on  the  draft 
board,"  Pat  told  me.  "They  often  said  that 
she  really  cared  about  their  sons  and  made 
sure  the  boys  knew  and  understood  their  rights 
as  draftees.  People  all  over  the  county  have 
told  me  how  they  appreciated  the  special 
touches  Anna  gave  in  her  natural,  caring  man- 
ner." 

When  Anna  became  an  active  DAR  member, 
perhaps  she  remembered  standing  as  a  young 
girl  with  a  DAR  group  at  the  Pikeville  court- 
house beside  a  plaque  listing  Revolutionary 
War  ancestors  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American 
Revolution. 

As  a  member  of  the  DAR  several  years 
she  served  as  regent,  vice  regent  and  treasurer, 
and  as  chairman  of  many  committees.  Her 
mother  and  her  mother's  two  sisters,  Hope 
Wellman  and  Anna  Lida  Call,  were  also  active 
members  in  the  DAR.  Again  Anna  was  follow- 
ing  a    beloved   family   tradition   as  she  helped 


organize  the  DAR  Fourth  of  July  parades  for 
young  people,  including  the  neighbor  children, 
and  did  other  useful  activities  for  the  organiza- 
tion. 

In  her  busy  schedule,  Anna  Forsyth  made 
tinne  to  serve  as  secretary -treasurer  for  the 
C.A.P.  Aero  Club.  She  worked  behind  the 
scenes  on  the  bulletin  boards;  made  sure  the 
Pepsi  machines  were  full  and  that  water  was 
available  for  the  coffee  pot;  and  never  failed 
to  see  that  cookies  were  on  the  table.  After 
each  member  flew  his  solo  flight,  Anna  was 
there  with  her  camera  to  capture  the  moment. 
She  had  a  way  of  getting  things  done  as  she 
renovated  the  club  room  and  came  up  with 
other  ideas  for  betterment  in  the  club. 

"But  she  never  liked  to  take  credit  for 
what  she  did,"  said  Pat  Forsyth.  "Rather, 
she  made  others  feel  they  were  special  and  the 
important  ones.  And  you  always  knew  that  to 
her  you  were  special." 

People  and  their  needs  were  special  to  Anna 
as  she  served  where  needed.  When  people 
needed  help  after  rising  flood  waters,  she  work- 
ed for  the  Red  Cross  at  Phelps.  As  secretary 
for  the  Pikeville-Pike  County  Airport  Board, 
she  was  interested  in  all  the  board's  activities 
and  gave  help  where  needed.  She  took  flying 
lessons  herself  and  was  greatly  interested  in  avia- 
tion. 

She  was  interested  in  many  activities  and 
devoted  to  her  parents.  From  both  she  in- 
herited a  love  for  growing  trees  and  plants  and 
flowers.  Her  rose  garden  was  a  joy  to  her,  the 
neighbors,  and  all  passersby.  Birds  in  the  air 
were  God's  creation  to  her  and  she  kept  bird 
feeders  outside  the  family  room  window.  Her 
second  cousin,  Kathy  Call  Smith,  remembered 
her  bird  feeders  dangling  from  the  trees  and 
how  her  cousin  was  so  happy  in  feeding  the 
birds. 

After  her  mother's  death,  September  1, 
1969,  Anna  remained  on  at  home  with  her 
father.  She  continued  her  work  in  the  DAR 
and  the  other  organizations.  As  a  member  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Pikeville,  she 
daily  lived  her  Christianity.  She  was  a  member 
of  the  Pike  County  Historical  Society,  interest- 
ed in  history  and  preservation,  and  served  as 
the  society's  secretary  over  10  years.  She  want- 
ed to  save  the  old  Pikeville  Collegiate  Institute, 
feeling  its  historical  value  to  the  community 
was  priceless.  At  her  death  the  family  made  her 
memorial  fund  to  save  the  Academy. 

At  the  first  meeting  of  the  DAR  after  Anna's 
death,  naturally  the  members  shared  an  emo- 
tional moment.  Edith  Howard  read  this  eu- 
logy she  composed: 


"Our  dear  Lord  and  Master,  we  are  av\iare 
that  you  know  all  things,  even  those  little 
things,  we  sometimes  take  for  granted.  Since 
Anna  is  with  you  tonight  instead  of  with  us, 
will  you  greet  her  for  us?  It's  just  about  that 
time  now  for  her  to  come  in  like  a  breath  of 
fresh  air.     She  may  be  a   little   late,  as  usual! 

"This  must  be  a  special  greeting,  Lord. 
Don't  just  say,  "I'm  glad  to  have  you."  First, 
put  your  arms  around  ner  shoulders  and  hold 
her  close  and  say,  "This  is  from  your  DAR 
friends  in  Pikeville  who  are  right  now  thinking 
of  you  and  loving  you." 

"Now,  Lord,  have  her  sit  beside  you  and 
hold  her  hands  while  she  tells  you  about  our 
program  for  tonight  that  she  was  to  be  a  part  of. 
She  has  always  been  a  part  of  everything  said  or 
done  and  always  added  the  special  spark  we 
needed  with  her  questions  and  interest.  At  our 
last  meeting  Chris  Maiempati  spoke  of  his 
native  India.  We  felt  like  we'd  been  there 
after  Anna's  comments  and  questions.  I  think 
you  will  find  her  quite  interesting.  Lord. 

"Be  sure  you  show  Anna  and  her  mother 
your  flower  gardens.  Their  own  beautiful 
flowers  will  soon  bloom  for  us.  It's  that  special 
place  in  our  hearts  that  make  them  so.  At  this 
moment  now  all  our  visions  we  resign,  knowing 
you  are  holding  our  Anna  who  is  not  only  ours 
but  Thine  as  we  pray- 

"Father,  we  are  only  human.  We  need  the 
touch  of  human  companionship.  We  miss  the 
one  we  love  who  is  with  Thee.  We  pray,  Jesus, 
that  you  will  reveal  to  us  an  unseen  presence. 
Help  us  to  know  and  feel  how  close  our  loved 
one  is.  She  is  with  you  and  you  are  with  us. 
So  we  know  she  cannot  be  far  away. 

"Give  us  faith  shining  through  our  tears. 
Plant  peace  and  hope  within  our  hearts.  Point 
us  with  joy  to  the  great  reunion.  Until  then, 
enable  us  to  live  happily  and  worthily  of  Anna. 
In  the  name  of  Him  who  is  the  Lord  of  life  we 
pray.   Amen." 

At  the  family  homecoming  of  the  Forsyth 
family  on  July  20,  the  setting  and  time  were 
different  indeed  from  the  cold  winter  day  of  the 
DAR  meeting.  The  day  was  hot  and  sunny 
with  snow  and  cold  long  since  gone,  and  the 
next  day  would  be  the  95th  birthday  of  Frank 
James  Forsyth  Sr.,  the  patriarch  of  the  Forsyth 
clan.  This  year,  though,  the  family  was  dif- 
ferent with  Anna  missing.  Charlotte  Forsyth 
expressed  the  thought  for  all  in  her  poem, 
"Aunt  Anna." 

Pam  Forsyth,  a  fourth  generation  of  Forsyth 
graduates  at  Pikeville  College  and  now  office 
manager  for  business  affairs  at  the  college, 
remembered    that    her    Great-Aunt    Anna    was 


always  proud  of  her,  so  this  made  Pam  strive  to 
attempt  and  accomplish. 

"Anna  never  gave  birth  to  a  child  biologi- 
cally but  all  her  nieces  and  nephews  assert 
that  she  was  the  best  of  aunts,"  said  Pat  For- 
syth, Pam's  mother.  "She  kept  ice  pops  in  the 
freezer  or  lollipops  for  them  and  the  neighbor- 
hood children.  And  she  always  remembered 
all  the  little  things  everyone  liked  when  the 
family  came  home  to  visit.  She  kept  band-aids 
for  hurts,  toys  for  building,  soft  drinks  for 
thirst,  and  everywhere  she  worked  a  coffee  pot 
going  for  others,  although  she  herself  never 
drank  coffee.  She  was  truly  a  person  who  lived 
for  everyone  else." 

Others  at  the  family  homecoming  shared 
thoughts  and  memories,  too. 

And  what  were  the  thoughts  and  memory  of 
the  one  present  at  the  reunion  who  cared  for 
Anna  most  of  all?-Mr.  Frank  J.  Forsyth  Sr. 
He  surely  recalled  countless  memories  of  his 
beloved  daughter. 

Among  them  he  surely  remembered  the 
coldest  night  of  the  year  on  the  morning  of 
January  21,  when  he  learned  with  shock  and 
speechless  grief  that  his  Anna  had  suddenly 
left  his  side  to  love  and  care  for  him.  Among 
the  memories  of  bygone  years,  he  may  have 
remembered  as  a  young  father  waking  up  on 
another  winter  night  to  check  on  his  baby 
daughter  and  kiss  the  dimple  in  her  elbow! 

The  brown-eyed,  dark-haired  daughter  grew 
up  to  be  a  delight  and  an  influence  on  many 
lives  with  her  sunny  smile  and  expectation  for 
each  new  day.  As  Ruth  Repass  Wheeler  said, 
Anna  Carolyn  Forsyth  was  a  person  who  saw 
the  good  and  potential  in  everyone  and  viewed 
the  world  through  rose-colored  glasses. 


FAITH 

Were  there  no  storms  in  life 
Faitti  would  not  grow; 
Faith  grows  amid  the  storms. 
As  winter  snow 
Must  come  before  the  spring 
And  sumrer  flowers. 
So  faith  is  made  of  tears, 
And  darkest  hours. 

And  faith  is  made  of  smiles 
And  victory; 
Of  gratitude  and  hope. 
And  jubilee. 

The  path  of  faith  is  one 
Of  joy  and  sorrow; 
But  God  is  there  always 
In  each  tomorrow. 


From  Pebble  On  The  Sand 
By  Jessie  J.  Brown 
Orlando,  Florida 


The  "Golden  Bell"  shrub  which  blooms 
in  the  spring  was  named  forsythia  in  England 
for  the  Forsyth  family. 


Reprinted  by  permission  from  Appalachian  News  Express  dated  October  21,  1985 


Selections  from  first  part  of  the 

DIARY  of  the  FRANK  J.  FORSYTH  FAMILY 

1916  to  19-- 

Begun  at  La  Grange,  Cook  Co.,  Illinois 


(Beginning  of  record,  Mr.  Forsyth's  hand- 
writing,, some  pages  missing)  "1916  that  we 
are  compelled  to  undergo  here.  We  were  never 
intended  to  be  Yankees  in  the  first  place  'a 
square  peg  will  not  fit  a  round  hole'  These  peo- 
ple here  are  merely  dollar  chasers.  In  their 
eagerness  to  lay  hold  on  the  dollar  they  lose  the 
best  part  of  life  and  incidentally  the  dollar, 
too.  Any  person  here  is  held  in  esteem?  In  dir- 
ect ratio  to  the  size  of  his  purse.  We  have 
lived  in  La  Grange  for  two  and  one-half  years 
and  we  could  count  on  our  fingers  and  toes 
all  the  visitors  or  callers  we  have  had.  This  is 
true  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  I  (Daddy)  have 
been  actively  engaged  in  Sabbath  School  work 
in  our  own  church  the  greatest  part  of  that  time 
This  is  our  diary  and  I  can  'blow-off  just  as 
much  as  I  darn  please" 

"New  Year's  Day  was  spent  quietly  at  home 
except  for  the  fact  that  I  got  all  'het'  up  be- 
cause dinner  was  late.  Mother  and  I  kissed  and 
made-up  though  before  the  dinner  got  done. 
Late  in  the  afternoon  Mr.  Osborne  came  over 
with  his  checker  board  and  I  trimmed  him  6  -  3. 
He  went  home  blue  and  I  was  all  tickled.  He 
was  a  little  bit  off  his  game.  We  usually  play 
about  fifty-fifty.  The  day  was  beautiful,  al- 
though a  damip  wind  made  walking  rather  un- 
pleasant. 

(Georgia's  handwriting)  "Jan.  2.  This  was 
an  ordinary  day.  The  most  eventful  thing  was 
our  roomer  came.  Jan.  3.  A  letter  from  Mi- 
riam with  pictures  of  Tommy  in  it.  Mother  also 
sent  us  some  of  her  New  Year's  goose.  It  was 
good  and  we  had  a  very  enjoyable  supper. 
Jan.  4.  I  discovered  the  sweetest  dimple  in 
Anna's  elbow.  It  is  sweet  enough  to  kiss. 
Mary  Trivette  Elliott  came  down  today.  We 
talked  of  hard  times  and  of  taking  up  land.  We 
are  in  the  same  boat.  What  is  the  use  of  working 
hard,  getting  good  pay  and  when  the  end  of  the 
month  comes  there  isn't  even  enough  for  a  rainy 
day. 

"Two  good  letters  came  today.  One  from 
Olive"  (Frank's  sister)  "and  the  other  from 
Mother.  Mother  talks  like  she  will  come  to  see 
us.  I  wish  she  would  before  the  babies  grow 
any  more.  They  are  so  sweet  now.  Why 
Anna  is  so  sweet  'Daddy'  gets  up  in  the  middle 
of  the  night  and  kisses  her.    Mother  says  she  is 


pretty 
us. 


that  she  does  not  look  like  either  of 


"Junior  looked  unusually  nice  today  after 
I  cleaned  him  up.  He  had  on  the  little  white 
apron  with  pink  dots  in  it  that  Mama  sent 
him  Christmas.  I  washed  his  hair  and  it  was 
so  nice  and  soft  and  had  the  nicest  little  curls  in 
the  back. 

(Frank's  handwriting)  "Jan.  5.  Just  in  pass- 
ing I  might  say  that  since  the  birth  of  Anna  the 
old  washing  machine  has  to  be  operated  from 
two  to  six  times  each  and  every  week.  Hope" 
(Georgia's  sister)  "helped  me  wash  the  first 
week  or  ten  days.  .  .  .  It  is  not  so  bad  provid- 
ed my  energy  is  worth  anything.  These  kids 
are  worth  everything. 

"Jan.  6.  This  being  Saturday  and  my  half- 
day  at  home  the  time  passed  all  too  quickly. 
We  did  not  accomplish  much  because  Mary 
Richardson  canrie  over  about  three  o'clock  and 
Mary  and  B.  Elliott  came  just  after  we  got  the 
youngsters  to  bed.  We  certainly  enjoy  having 
people  visit  us  but  it  is  very  had  to  get  the 
kids  ready  to  return  calls.  ...  As  usual  we  got 
to  bed  after  midnight.  One  startling  feature 
during  the  day  was  in  the  form  of  a  communica- 
tion from  Ray"  (his  brother)  "telling  us  that  he 
expected  to  go  into  business  for  himself  next 
year.   We  are  indeed  glad  to  hear  this.   .   .   . 

"Jan.  7.  The  morning  started  out  "rotten". 
Junior's  crying  awakened  me  at  8:30  and  after 
hustling  around  to  get  him  some  milk  I  tried  to 
press  my  trousers  so  that  I  could  go  to  Sabbath 
School.  ...  I  called  Mr.  Jefferies  telling  him 
not  to  expect  me.  ...  We  had  breakfast  along 
about  eleven  o'clock.  At  breakfast  we  discussed 
some  very  absorbing  subjects  such  as  'degrees 
of  happiress  in  Heaven.'  After  we  got  some- 
thing into  our  stomachs  our  tempers  were  much 
improved. 

"Jan.  8.  Last  night  we  got  an  eye  clear  full 
of  sleep  and  this  is  the  first  day  in  a  long  time 
that  I  have  felt  so  good.  Tonight  I  attended 
band  practice.  Mother  washed  umpty  umpty 
didies  today  and  feels  rotten  tonight. 

"Jan.  9.  This  has  been  a  very  ordinary  sort 
of  a  day  except  that  I  was  too  lazy  to  do  any- 


thing  after  supper.  To  be  frank  I  got  some 
'homestead'  literature  at  the  Post  Office  BIdg. 
and  the  stuff  had  to  be  read. 

"Jan.  10.  Snowed  all  day  today— hard. 
Tonight  we  washed  a  little  (Mother  did  most 
of  it  during  the  day)  and  hustled  around  in 
general.  Wrote  Ray  about  an  offer  on  some  of 
our  land.  We  do  not  feel  much  like  parting  with 
any  of  it  at  all.  Our  menu  tonight  for  supper: 
Bean  soup;  boiled  beans  with  catsup;  Boiled 
Beans;  Elgin  Creamery  butter,  beans  cooked  as 
peas,  white  bread;  Peaches;  Cake;  Three  cups  of 
coffee  (black)  and  beans. 

"Jan.  11.  We  had  the  remainder  of  those 
beans.  Jan.  12.  Just  an  everyday  sort  of  day.. 
Jan.  13.  During  the  afternoon  Mary  Elliott  and 
Nola  came  over.  Shirley  painted  the  bathroom- 
third  coat.  ...  I  cleaned  up  the  basement 
exceptionally  well.  Shirley  ate  supper  with  us. 
He  seemed  to  enjoy  the  evening.  We  went  up 
town  and  later  I  went  to  Osborns'  before  coming 
home  (I  was  hoping  Anna  would  have  her  cry- 
out  entirely  out  by  that  time).  Mrs.  Osborn 
and  I  had  some  heated  discussions  about  religion 
and  preparedness.  .  .  .  I  am  strong  for  univer- 
sal military  service.    Let  every  man  do  his  share. 

"Jan.  14.  We  enjoyed  this  more  than  we 
usually  enjoy  Sunday.  Last  night  being  the 
coldest  night  (-17°)  of  the  season  we  scarcely 
expected  any  visitors.  I  went  to  S.S.  and  almost 
decided  to  give  it  up  because  of  lack  of  clothes 
and  the  fact  that  there  is  so  very  much  to  do 
around  home.  Georgia  set  her  foot  right  down 
on  my  half  baked  decision  so  I  am  going  to  see 
that  my  class  of  boys  gets  a  square  deal  from 
their  teacher.  .  .  .  They  surely  are  a  bunch  of 
fine  boys  -  average  1 0  years  of  age. 

"Jan.  15.  Blue  Monday.  Blew  the  end  off 
my  horn  at  band  rehearsal.  Jan.  16.  Caught 
my  train  by  the  tail  as  usual.  No  breakfast. 
Tonight  Anna  cooed  loud  and  long.  This  is  the 
first  time  that  she  has  been  so  accommodating 
to  her  daddy.  Jan.  17.  This  has  been  another 
one  of  those  ordinary  days.  I  feel  rotten.  How 
do  you  feel?  Jan.  18.  The  day  passed  fine. 
Mother  and  I  both  felt  fine  at  supper.  Supper 
was  ready  when  I  came  home  and  Mother  was 
all  'dolled  up'.   The  kids  were  put  to  bed. 

(Georgia's  handwriting)  Jan.  19.  Daddy 
washed  "(dishes?)"  and  I  washed  clothes. 
Junior  was  just  as  lovable  as  could  be  today. 


...  Frank  told  me  a  joke  while  we  were  wash- 
ing and  I  couldn't  see  the  point  until  he  told 
me.  .  .  .  He  laughed  and  laughed.  It  is  warmer 
tonight.  I  will  be  glad  when  we  can  lay  aside  the 
mittens.   .   .   . 

(Frank's  handwriting)  "Jan  20.  This  being 
Saturday  Georgia  met  me  in  town  and  we  did 
some  shopping.  ...  We  took  dinner  at  the 
Fair.  We  both  enjoyed  the  afternoon,  it  being 
the  first  time  in  six  or  seven  months  that  we 
were  in  town  alone.  Nola  took  care  of  the  kids. 
The  fire  was  out  when  we  got  home.  Junior 
and  I  went  up  town  to  pay  a  few  bills  but  he 
was  shy  of  the  young  ladies  we  talked  with. 

"1-21-17.  It  snowed  about  six  or  seven  in- 
ches of  snow  last  night  and  drizzled  rain  all 
day  today.  I  attended  S.S.  and  got  along  pretty 
well.  ...  I  find  that  there  is  not  much  dif- 
ference in  handling  boys  and  men.  .  .  .  The 
boys  feel  free  to  say  just  what  they  like  but  they 
know  pretty  well  what  to  like.  They  have  to 
be  kept  under  control  all  the  time  or  else  it  is 
'Good  night  teacher'. 

"1-22-17.  Worked  hard  all  day.  Attended 
band  practice  and  felt  almost  in  old  time  form. 
For  the  first  time  I  played  'National  Emblem' 
correctly.  .  .  .  1-23-17.  Another  ordinary  day. 
Lunched  with  Dan  Davis.  Mother  doesn't  enter 
into  these  days  according  to  what  is  written 
here,  but  she  is  there.  If  it  were  not  for  her  this 
book  would  not  be  and  ten  thousand  other  pre- 
cious things  would  not  be.  The  kids  run  her 
almost  crazy  and  for  that  reason  she  does  not 
write  any.  Not  knowing  the  things  that  happen 
during  the  day  it  is  hard  for  me  to  write  other 
than  that  that  transpires  in  my  day.  Mother 
allowed  Junior  to  stay  up  until  Dad  arrived.  He 
is  a  powerful  sweet  boy  with  his  genuine  laugh, 
big  brown  eyes  and  red  cheeks.  Some  boy! 

"1-24-17.  Today  a  wild  engine  cavorted 
among  the  suburban  trains  and  mashed  up  an 
Alton  engine,  the  engineer  and  two  trainman. 
We  got  to  work  at  9:10.  The  day  passed 
without  special  events  except  we  washed. 
1-25-17.  Nothing  to  say.  1-26-17.  Same  here. 
Friday.  1-27-17.  Saturday.  Worked  hard. 
Accomplished  little.  Went  to  bed  at  1:00  a.m. 
Sunday.  1-28-17.  At  home  all  day  except  for 
S.S.  in  the  evening  called  on  Mary  and  B.  .  .  . 
Taxi  fare  75  cents. 

"1-29-17.      Blue  Monday.     Band  rehearsed. 


Uneventful.  1-30-17  Washed  tonight.  Got  along 
well  with  my  work  today.  Last  night  Georgia 
made  more  of  a  demonstration  with  the  tooth- 
ache than  when  Anna  was  born.   .   .   . 

"1-31-17  to  2-6-17.  Right  along  here  things 
are  going  too  fast  for  us  to  record.  Germany  has 
declared  her  intention  to  sink  ALL  ships  within 
certain  specified  zones.  .  .  .  Mr.  Wilson  dis- 
missed Count  Bernstorff,  the  German  Ambas- 
sador, and  recalled  Mr.  Gerard  from  Berlin. 
.  .  .  We  see  only  war  before  us.  In  our  pitiable 
plight  of  unpreparedness  war  is  doubly  terrible 
to  think  about.  .  .  .  Now  is  the  time  for 
universal  service  to  be  legalized.  It  is  the  only 
fair  scheme  for  national  defense.   .   .   . 

(Georgia's  handwriting)  "May  16.  It  has 
been  sometime  since  either  of  us  has  written  in 
this  book.  Lots  of  things  have  taken  place. 
Germany  and  the  U.S.  are  at  war.  A  draft  bill 
has  been  passed.  All  men  between  21  and  31 
must  register  the  6th  of  June.  That  includes 
Frank.  He  is  very  willing  to  enlist  if  he  is 
needed.  ...  We  moved  the  27th  of  April. 
Frank  was  sick  that  day  and  I  did  most  of  the 
packing.  We  now  live  in  an  old  house  which 
was  made  into  a  flat  building.  ...  We  have 
the  lower  flat.  It  sure  looks  spooky  from  the 
outside;  but  it  is  very  cheerful  in  and  has  a  nice 
yard  and  garden.  There  are  several  fruit  trees 
and  bushes  around  the  house.  .  .  .  There  are 
lots  of  birds  and  flowers.  .  .  .  Frank  works 
three  or  four  days  over  time  each  week.  It  is 
awfully  hard  on  both  of  us  but  we  owe  so  much, 
which  ought  to  be  paid. 

"Junior  is  such  a  dear  boy  now.  He  says 
and  does  so  many  things.  He  notices  every 
thing.  .  .  .  The  other  day  he  said  the  blessing 
after  his  father  had  said  it.  He  bowed  his  head 
and  murmured  to  himself.  Anna  Carolyn  is  a 
joy.  She  is  scarcely  any  trouble  at  all.  I  think 
she  is  uncommonly  bright.  At  four  and  one-half 
months  she  said  'dad  dad  and  mom  mom'.  The 
last  few  days  she  has  found  she  can  wave  her 
arm  and  she  does.  She  very  seldom  cries.  Once 
she  did  not  cry  for  four  days.  .  .  .  She  is  very 
alert.  She  crows,  laughs  and  jabbers  to  herself 
all  day  long, 

"Today  it  is  cold  and  windy.  I  haven't 
been  able  to  get  the  house  good  and  warm.  I 
want  to  bathe  Anna,  but  it  is  too  cold.  I  am  go- 
ing to  have  soup  so  when  Frank  gets  home  he 
will  have  something  to  warm  him  up.  The  wind 
is  so  fierce  that  the  green  leaves  are  being  blown 


off.    Anna  and  Junior  are  both  asleep.   Am  plan- 
ning to  sew  some  today.   Ordered  some  thread. 

(Frank's  handwriting,  date?)  "The  Kaiser 
is  still  riasing  hell  and  probably  will  be  for  some 
time  to  come.  .  .  .  I  feel  that  I  should  go  but 
my  duty  to  my  family  comes  first  ...  We  are 
living  at  343  N.  Ashland  Avenue  in  the  spookiest 
old  'two-family'  frame  house.  Georgia  cried 
most  of  the  night  after  we  found  that  we  would 
have  to  live  here  for  a  few  months.  The  place 
is  cheerful  once  you  get  inside.  The  night  we 
came  was  cold  and  we  had  no  coal.  We  fired 
up  the  old  smoky  fire  place  in  the  front  room 
and  enjoyed  it  as  best  we  could.  We  toasted 
marshmallows  and  rather  enjoyed  the  evening. 
...  We  have  had  very  little  summer  weather. 
Georgia's  mother  has  been  with  us  since  the 
20th  of  June  and  we  thoroughly  enjoyed  her 
visit.  We  hope  that  she  can  say  as  much. 

"We  expect  to  go  to  Pikeville  to  live  some- 
time this  Fall.  Bill  Call  and  !  have  planned  to 
start  a  Heating  and  Plumbing  business  provided 
he  is  exempted  from  the  draft  (being  in  the  first 
call).  Junior  is  a  regular  boy-bubbling  over 
with  mischief.  .  .  .  Anna's  head  serves  as  a 
target  for  him  all  too  often.  .  .  .  Anna  Carolyn 
is  still  a  sweet  little  girl.  She  eats,  sleeps  and 
laughs-mostly  laughs.  So  far  she  has  had  no 
medicine  of  any  description,  not  even  castor 
oil  or  milk  of  magnesia.  She  is  still  young  how- 
ever and  has  only  two  teeth. 

"Sept.  9,  We  have  now  been  offically  at  war 
with  Germany  five  months  yet  we  have  only 
30,000  men  across  the  water.  These  men  are 
doing  intensive  training  behind  the  lines.  We 
have  had  no  fighting  because  the  men  must 
first  be  prepared.  This  modern  warfare  being 
different  from  all  other  methods  heretofore 
used. 

"Our  new  National  Army  is  just  beginning 
training  in  various  camps.  Only  about  5%  of 
the  first  quota  (approx.  650,000  men)  have 
been  taken  to  the  camps.  There  is  some  oppo- 
sition to  the  draft.  .  .  .  Uncle  Sam  is  cleaning 
up  with  the  I.W.W. 

"I  am  getting  along  well  with  my  work.  We 
have  set  the  twenty-fifth  of  September  as  our 
date  to  arrive  in  Pikeville.  In  going  back  I  am 
not  going  with  expectation  of  becoming  im- 
mediately wealthy,  but  I  do  go  with  the  ex- 
pectation of  having  a  little  more  home  life  and 
getting  more  out  of  life  for  each  and  all  of  us. 


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Here  in  La  Grange  home  is  little  more  than  a 
place  to  sleep.  Mrs.  Osborn  thinks  we  are  doing 
an  unwise  thing.  Time  will  tell,  perhaps.  Blaine 
hasn't  got  anything  on  Pikeville."  (Mrs.  Os- 
born was  from  Blaine,  Lawrence  Co.,  Ky.) 

.  "Yesterday  Dr.  Raschke  examined 
both  youngsters  and  pronounced  them  superb 
specimens  of  humanity.  Junior  now  has  17  Vz 
teeth.  Anna  Carolyn  is  'fat  and  sassy.'  She  is 
in  perfect  health  and  spirits.  Jr.  pushes  her 
face  in  ever  so  often.  She  is  plenty  able  to  take 
her  own  part.  There  is  no  jealousy  between 
them. 

"Bill  Call  was  exempted  from  draft  due  to 
the  fact  that  he  was  18  lbs.  below  the  minimum 
weight.  Georgia's  mother  left  for  home  on  the 
twentieth  of  August.  I  went  up  as  far  as  Cincy 
with  her.  Bill  and  I  bought  our  stock  of  material 
there  at  that  time. 

"9-1 1  last  night  was  our  first  frosty  event  of 
the  season.  Our  tomatoes  were  not  damaged 
much.     Am  packing  my  truck  tonight  for  Pike. 

"Feb.  24.  We  arrive  in  Pikeville  on  the 
26th  of  September  1917  and  after  the  19th 
of  November  lived  in  our  own  home  above 
town.  There  is  no  place  like  home.  Business  is 
progressing  nicely. 

"On  the  28th  of  January,  we  had  a  record 
breaking  rise  in  the  river.  Sunday  morning  the 
ice  gorge  passed  our  place  and  the  river  would 
suddenly  rise  and  fall  as  the  ice  would  gorge 
and  then  break  below  town.  All  Sunday  night 
the  river  rose  steadily  and  about  two  o'clock 
next  morning  Ferrell  called  me  on  the  'phone 
and  advised  me  to  take  a  look  at  the  river.  I 
did  so  and  stayed  up  till  three  o'clock  in  order 
to  determine  the  rate  of  rise.  I  went  back  to 
bed  and  slept  till  6  o'clock  and  found  the 
river  well  up  on  our  bank  and  rising  at  the  rate 
of  about  three  feet  per  hour.  At  about  twelve, 
noon,  the  water  was  at  our  back  steps  and  we 
made  a  hasty  exit  then  because  our  yard  was 
quickly  covered. 

"Before  noon  we  took  up  all  carpets  and 
bedding  and  stacked  things  as  high  as  we  could 
expecting  the  river  to  stop  rising  but  in  that  we 
were  disappointed  for  it  kept  up,  steadily.  We 
secured  Mrs.  W.  H.  Staten's  gasoline  launch  and 
removed  all  bedding,  carpets,  etc.  when  the 
water  was  about  knee  deep  in  the  house.  The 
water  was  cold  as  ice.  This  book  was  one  of  the 


last  articles   I    removed.     The  water  was  about 
four  feet  above  our  floor.   ... 

"Water  from  the  river  was  even  with  the 
curb  at  Division  Street  and  Second  Street;  boats 
were  run  between  the  Pike  Hotel  and  Jefferson 
Hotel  on  Second  Street.  The  water  ceased  ris- 
ing about  six  in  the  evening.  We  moved  back 
into  our  home  about  ten  days  later  and  the  kids 
nearly  chocked  to  death  with  croup.  We  have 
all  had  colds  and  what-not  from  the  dampness. 
The  furniture  was  not  damaged  very  much. 

"It  has  been  about  a  year  since  writing  in 
this  book  and  during  that  year  lots  of  things 
have  transpired.  On  the  14th  of  December  1918 
John  arrived  one  hour  short  of  midnight.  He 
weighed  eight  pounds  exact.  On  the  16th  day 
of  last  May  I  bought  Will  Call's  share  in  our 
business  and  induced  Ray  and  Seaton  Biggs  to 
invest.  We  sold  out  to  Call  Bros,  on  the  21st 
of  November.   Our  action  was  entirely  voluntary 

"On  Sept.  7  I  had  the  influenza,  again  on 
Nov.  10th  and  again  Jan.  12th  but  the  doctors 
here  say  such  is  impossible.  The  doctors  some- 
times don't  know.  This  last  attack  kept  me  in- 
side the  house  for  three  weeks.  Ray  was  at  the 
point  of  death  for  about  a  week.  We  all  believe 
that  his  recovery  is  due  to  Divine  help.  He  had 
lobar-pneumonia,  bowel  infection  and  influen- 
za. We  have  reason  to  be  happy-  and  we  are— 
because  we  have  him  with  us. 

"The  'flu'  epidemic,  or  pandemic,  was 
frightful.  In  town  here  we  had  a  funeral  every 
day  for  a  week  and  then  this  does  not  include 
the  victims  near  the  town.  It  was  the  usual 
thing  for  the  dead  to  buried  by  a  very  few. 
Quite  often  the  family  of  the  deceased  buried 
their  own  dead  because  people  were  either  too 
afraid  to  go  near  or  were  unable  physically. 
Eighteen  deaths  occured  in  this  immediate 
nieghborhood  and  we  were  fortunate. 

"Frank  Jr.  and  Anna  Carolyn  had  the 
whooping  cough  in  the  early  summer  of  1918. 
Jr.  had  no  trouble  but  Anna  stretched  out 
unconcious  three  times.  Seeing  her  so  made 
us  realize  how  dear  our  youngsters  are.  Aside 
from  this  trouble,  the  children  have  been  well 
except  Anna  barely  escaped  pneumonia.  We 
sat  up  all  night  with  her  that  night  but  about 
midnight  she  took  a  sudden  turn  for  the  better 
and  we  were  so  relieved. 

"Feb.    1-21?     Started  business  with  W.R. 


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Fuller  as  the  Pikeville  Elec.  Co.    Dec.  1,  1921. 
Fuller  later  sold  his  share  to  T.E.  Newton. 

"Billy  Forsyth  arrive  Nov.  10,  1920,  7:30 
a.m..  Dr.  Flannary  attending. 

"1922 

"In  Feb.,  March  and  April  1920  John  had 
the  dysentery  and  we  came  near  losing  him. 
We  give  Dr.  H.  L.  Nickell  credit  for  pulling  him 
thru.  In  February  1921  all  of  us  except  John 
and  Bill  received  typhoid  vaccine.  In  Feb.  1922 
every  one  of  us  was  vaccinated  for  smallpox 
except  Frank  Jr.  He  had  the  small  pox.  Mother 
had  the  veriloid.  All  the  vaccinations  were  suc- 
cessful. 

"On  Feb.  17,  1922  we  bought  'Stickey 
Mountain.'  We  plan  to  plant  a  good  orchard 
on  the  farm  in  order  to  give  the  youngsters 
something  to  do  worth  while.  As  yet  (April  12) 
we  have  not  made  much  progress.  Money  is 
too  scarce  this  year.  We  also  bought  this  little 
speck  of  land  in  order  to  give  the  children  an 
interest  in  nature  and  get  away  from  too  much 
street  life.  This  is  Frank  Jr.'s  first  year  in 
school. 

"March  9,  1923  Made  lease  to  Zach  Justice 
for  100  foot  square  for  warehouse.  Leased  for 
20  years.  May  9,  Snowed  all  day,  but  melted 
as  it  fell.  Typical  March  day.  May  11.  Planted 
garden  today.  May  13,  we  have  not  been 
without  fires  yet  for  comfort.  May  10,  played 
for  lot  sale  at  Mossy  Bottom,  Band  bought 
three  lots  for  $665.00  Feb.  4,  1923,  River  raised 
to  within  18"  of  our  floor.  Was  all  around  the 
house.  Lacked  exactly  60"  of  reaching  1918 
flood. 

"1924.  Hibbard  Williamson  Forsyth  was 
born  Jan.  31,  1924.  at  6:30  p.m.  Dr.  M.  D. 
Flanary  and  Aunt  Carrie  were  in  attendance. 
1926.  Dan  was  born  June  15,  1926  at  Metho- 
dist Hospital,  Pikeville,  Kentucky.  Dec.  22, 
River  started  rising  late  afternoon  and  con- 
tinued until  4  a.m.  Dec.  23.  Started  falling 
about  5  a.m.  The  water  touched  the  floor  on 
back  side  of  house.  Lacked  about  45"  of  reach- 
ing 1918  mark. 

"March   22,   1928  Contract  for  signs  made 
with    Stoney    Amick    for    Evans-Amick   Poster 
Adv.   Co.   Check   was  dated  3/27/28.    March, 
1928     All  six  children  had  measles  this  month, 
and   mumps.      Fri.   27  April    1928     Started  to 


snow  hard  before  day  and  snowed  hard  all  day, 
all  night  and  until  9  a.m.  Sat,  28.  Most  of  the 
snow  melted  except  on  the  hills.  The  moun- 
tains were  covered,  Friday  and  Saturday  and 
some  North  hills  on  Sunday  no  freezing  weather 
at  Pikeville.  No  fruit  damaged.  Sunday  it  was 
too  warm  for  a  coat  but  the  tops  of  the  moun- 
tains were  white  most  of  the  day.  The  river 
stood  at  about  1 8  feet  during  this  time. 

"1929  March  23  River  raised  from  rain  that 
fell  during  one  night.  Crest  reached  about  9 
or  10  p.m.  Sat.  night  and  stood  54"  above  floor. 
Waded  into  house  at  2  a.m.  Sunday  morning  and 
water  was  out  of  house  at  about  3:30  a.m. 
Family  came  back  in  during  the  day.  Slept  at 
home  Sunday  night  without  bad  effect.  We 
stacked  ail  household  effect  as  high  as  possible 
and  lost  very  few  things.  Kitchen  cabinet  was 
ruined.  Alarm  clock  on  the  mantle  stopped 
at  7:10  p.m.  Sat.  eve.  Water  started  up  about 
7:00  a.m.  Sat.  morn. 

"April  1929  Trees  planted:  Yel.  Trans- 
parent —  near  kitchen;  Jonathan  —  at  coal  box; 
Golden  Winesap  -  next  toward  River;  Stayman's 
Below  barn;  Delicious  -  at  barn;  28  Pem  apple 
below  Mulberry;  28  Virginia  Beauty  -  at  goose 
berries;  Abundance  Plum  ~  above  house;  28 
Yellow  Transp.  -  at  dump  and  German  Prune  -- 
near  coal  bin."  (The  "Pem"  apple  was  named 
for  Pem  Stratton.) 

"1929  First  evidence  of  chestnut  blight 
this  summer.  About  all  of  the  trees  are  partly 
dead.  This  summer  was  notable  for  its  many 
cold  days.  ...  We  have  a  splendid  garden. 
Crops  did  fairly  well  except  for  a  dry  spell  in 
August. 

"1930  Beginning  in  April  extremely  dry 
weather  prevailed  until  March  1931.  Crops  in 
low  lands  did  very  well  but  hillside  land  practi- 
cally burned  up.  ...  The  spring  on  Stickey 
Hill  did  not  go  dry.  .  .  .  A  shower  came  about 
every  two  weeks  in  Pikeville,  just  often  enough 
to  save  our  garden. 

"1931  June  6,  We  had  our  first  mess  of  peas 
yesterday  and  today  we  had  cabbage  and  pota- 
toes. Some  transplanted  sweet  corn  is  in  silk. 
Dorthy  Perkins  just  barely  beginning  to  bloom" 
(a  rose). 

"1932,  Jan  5.  This  has  been  an  exceptional 
winter  season.  As  yet  no  snow  has  been  seen. 
.    .    .    We  had  a  nice  Christm:cS  except  that  John 


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stayed  away  all  day  with  the  gas  drillers  and  was 
put  to  bed  without  his  supper,  about  dark.  The 
notable  features  of  1931  were  the  many  days 
of  sunshine  and  the  extremely  trying  industrial 
depression.  This  particular  locality  was  greatly 
blessed  in  having  ges  development,  rocd  build- 
ing, etc.  to  tide  over.  .  .  .  The  mines  are  work- 
ing about  half  time  just  now. 

"Jan.  30,  1932  (Saturday)  The  river  is  out 
of  its  banks  today  and  is  flush  with  our  first 
step  at  the  back  door.  .  .  .  The  boys  killed 
about  two  dozen  rats  and  several  moles.  Georgia 
has  been  down  town  for  several  hours  enjoying 
the  plight  of  her  less  fortunate  neighbors;  or, 
maybe  just  to  see  the  flooded  town.   .   .   . 

"March  16  '32  The  first  snow  fall  of  the 
winter,  excepting  a  few  flakes,  fell  Sat.  night 
March  5  and  on  Sun.  morning  the  ground  was 
white.  Snow  has  been  with  some  snow  falling 
nearly  every  day  last  week.  The  temperature 
has  been  low  —  around  5  to  15  every  night. 
Today  it  is  just  at  freezing  with  more  snow  im- 
minent. 

"Feb.  1934  During  1933  one  of  the  notable 
events  was  an  extremely  dry  year  from  begin- 
ning to  end.  Hillside  cornfields  failed  utterly 
except  in  favored  locations.  A  mild  winter  pre- 
vailed during  the  latter  part  of  the  year.  Frank, 
Jr.  graduated  from  Pikeville  High  School  in 
1933.  During  the  summer  he  visited  the  Cen- 
tury of  Progress  Exposition  at  Chicago.  He 
reported  an  interesting  journey.  As  a  matter 
of  interest,  the  trip  cost  about  $25.00.  Dan 
learned  to  swim  this  (1933)  year  and  he,  Anna 
and  Hibbard  took  typhoid  serum.  Frank  Jr., 
also,  had  his  serum  this  year. 

"As  chairman  of  the  Beautification  Commit- 
tee for  the  Alumni  Association  of  Pikeville 
College,  Gerogia  (I)  started  beautifying  the 
college  grounds.  On  the  hill  100  trees  were 
planted  and  innumerable  shrubs  around  the 
buildings.  On  the  face  of  the  hill  a  wide  path- 
way was  built,  with  entrance  steps  and  other 
steps  on  the  hill  side.  All  in  all  a  great  deal  of 
work  was  done.  In  October  a  fernery  and  pool 
were  made  between  the  Main  Building  and 
Wicknan  Hall.  This  was  the  most  beautiful 
accomplishment  of  all,  brightening  up  a  very 
gloomy  passage  way.  It  will  take  some  years 
for  the  trees  to  become  conspicious.  About  a 
dozen  pines  and  one  cedar  were  included  in  the 
plantings.   Only  native  trees  were  used. 


(Frank's  handwriting)  "Feb.  26,  1934. 
On  the  night  of  24th  13"  of  snow  fell.  Since 
Jan.  30  we  have  been  having  REAL  winter 
weather.  On  numerous  occasions  the  mercury 
has  dropped  to  or  near  zero.  Tonight  it  is  near 
zero  again.  Yesterday  (25th)  automobile  traf- 
fic was  nil  until  the  streets  and  roads  were 
scraped.  Today  the  river  reached  a  crest  at 
about  25  feet.  Feb.  27  '34  Five  below  zero 
last  night.  The  coldest  night  of  the  winter. 
2/28/34  Even  zero  last  night. 


"1936 

"On  Feb.  3,  1936,  my  father,  Rev.  James 
Henry  Forsyth,  died  at  Ashland,  Ky.  On  Feb. 
1  he  was  eight-four  years  old.  After  a  year  or 
more  of  failing  health  he  passed  away  peace- 
fully, a  few  minutes  after  noon.  Infirmities  of 
age  caused  his  death.  He  was  buried  in  Rose 
Hill  Cemetery,  in  Ashland  adjoining  the 
Stratton  lot.  All  the  family  were  present  at  the 
funeral.  This  is  the  first  death  in  my  father's 
family  which  consists  of  three  sons,  one 
daughter  and  thirteen  grandchildren.  The  grand- 
sons acted  as  pallbearers. 

"3/29/36  We  have  had  an  especially  cold 
and  severe  winter.  Cold  weather  started  before 
Christmas  and  continued  throughout  March. 
Snow  covered  the  ground  at  Christmas  time. 
On  February  2  we  went  to  Ashland  to  see  my 
father  and  the  roads  were  almost  impossible. 
Once  we  turned  around  completely  on  the  ice 
below  Louisa  and  many  times  elsewhere  we  had 
thrill  after  thrill.  On  March  15  a  snow  7"  deep 
fell  in  Pikeville.  Other  locations  reported  a  fall 
as  deep  as  two  feet.  At  this  time  we  started 
building  a  house  for  my  mother  but  we  do  not 
know  when  she  is  coming  to  neighbor  with  us. 

"Several  cases  of  spinal  meningitis  have 
developed  in  town.  A  few  deaths  have  resulted. 
We  gargle  and  wash  our  hands  forty  times  a  day, 
it  seems,  to  prevent  infection— or  in  whatever 
way  the  disease  is  contracted. 

"The  business  depression  that  has  lasted 
since  Nov.  1929  seems  to  be  definitely  over  at 
this  time.  The  real  upturn  was  during  1935.  We 
were  wonderfully  blessed  as  individuals  and  as 
a  community  in  having  weathered  the  storm 
successfully.  I  was  employed  all  the  time  and 
numerous  plublic  and  private  enterprises  pro- 
vided work  for  many  men. 


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"March  1936  We  have  built  a  small  cottage 
for  my  mother  (Anna  M.).  She  will  come  to 
Pikeville  probably  during  May.  Anna  Carolyn, 
Frank  Jr.  and  John  graduated  this  year;  John 
from  Pike  Hi,  the  other  two  from  Pikeville  Jr. 
College. 

"1937  Sept.  Frank  Jr.  entered  Univ.  of 
Ky.  this  month.  Anna  is  working,  John  is  in 
Pike  College.  Bill  is  post-graduating  at  Pike 
Hi,  others  in  Academy.  Bill  graduated  in  May 
with  excellent  standing. 

"1938  Feb.  16  Billy  had  his  tonsils  remov- 
ed today.  Doing  nicely.  We  are  building  a  house 
of  2  apartments  now  and  planning  to  build 
three  garages  with  an  apartment  over  head. 

"April  28,  1938  This  has  been  an  exception- 
ally early  and  uniform  spring  season.  Summer 
weather  started  in  March  and  continued  unin- 
terrupted. Roses  and  iris  are  in  full  bloom, 
cherries  are  almost  turning  red,  strawberries  are 
just  beginning  to  ripen. 

(Georgia's  handwriting)  "Oct.  29,  1938 
Anna  went  to  U.  of  Cin.  in  September.  And 
the  whole  family  was  lost  without  her.  Her 
work  is  hard  but  she  is  studying  hard.  Her 
Aunt  Hope  and  Lon  Jr.  went  with  her  as  I  was 
sick  and  could  not  go.  We  sent  Hibbard  down  to 
the  Public  School  because  he  wanted  to  go  and 
he  is  doing  good  work.  Dan  made  the  best  grade 
in  his  room.  He  is  in  the  seventh  grade.  Tonight 
he  dressed  up  in  my  dress,  hat  and  shoes  and 
went  to  a  party.  He  made  a  charming  girl. 
John  is  working  at  Weeksbury  and  coming  home 
once  a  week.  He  has  a  girl,  Miss  Moon,  going 
to  college  here,  whom  he  seems  to  like  very 
well.  She  is  supposed  to  be  the  best  looking 
girl  in  school.  Bill  is  going  here  to  college  and 
likes  it  fine.  The  school  has  a  new  Pres.,  a  Mr. 
Crooks. 

"On  Monday,  24,  Bill  received  his  Eagle 
Scout  Badge.  He  is  the  6th  boy  in  this  District 
in  the  last  five  years  to  receive  this  honor. 
There  are  about  15  hundred  members  in  the 
district.  His  daddy  was  invited  to  the  banquet, 
and  had  the  pleasure  of  pinning  it  on  him,  and 
aren't  we  proud. 

"The  road  is  almost  finished  on  Ferguson's 
Creek.  We  have  sued  to  get  payment  for  damage 
to  our  road  on  farm."  (Frank's  hand)  "(Suit 
successful)" 


"Nov.  6,  1938  This  has  been  a  most  unusual 
year  in  that  the  summer  months  were  exceed- 
ingly wet  and  since  August  we  have  had  perfect 
weather  with  possibly  two  or  three  showers. 
Today  the  temperature  stood  around  75  degrees 
all  day.   A  more  perfect  Fall  could  not  be. 

"John  is  working  for  the  Koppers  Co.  at 
Weeksbury.  Our  building  program  for  the  pre- 
sent has  been  completed  and  all  houses  have 
been  rented  from  the  date  they  were  finished. 

"Dec.  30,  1938  All  of  us  were  at  home  for 
Christmas.  Grandmother  Forsyth  ate  dinner 
with  us. 

(Georgia's  handwriting)  "Jan.  29,  1939 
We  took  John  and  Mr.  Smith  to  Weeksbury 
tonight  and  there  was  a  good  deal  of  fog;  coming 
back  over  Indian  Mountain  Frank  had  to  stick 
his  head  out  of  the  window  to  drive  but  we 
passed  every  car  as  usual  except  one  and  that 
was  so  close  home  it  didn't  make  any  differ- 
ence. We;  Frank,  Frank  Jr.,  Dan,  Hibbard, 
Billy  and  Frankie  Hames  are  here  now.  Anna 
is  in  University  of  Cincinnati. 

"Mar.  7,  1939  Sunday  Daddy,  Mrs.  Hames 
and  myself,  also  Frankie  and  Bill,  went  to 
Cincinnati  to  take  Bill  to  Fort  Benj.  Harrison 
for  West  Point  Examination.  Frank  Junior  went 
as  far  as  Lexington  with  us.  We  met  Anna's 
roommate  Loys  and  liked  her  very  much.  We 
got  home,  at  3:15  a.m.  last  night.  Frank  Jr. 
failed  to  meet  us  at  eight  as  he  promised,  in  Lex- 
ington. Dan  and  Hibbard  stayed  with  Grandma 
Forsyth. 

"As  we  went  down  we  went  through  a  ter- 
rific rain,  but  it  was  clear  &  warm  in  Cincinnati. 
The  following  day  a  cold  wind  blew  and  it  be- 
gan to  spit  snow  on  way  to  Indianapolis.  We 
ate  dinner  there  and  went  then  to  the  fort 
where  we  left  Bill.  Saw  on  the  way:  chickens, 
baby  hogs,  lambs  and  fields  with  big  hay 
mounds.  The  golden  Bell  came  out  and  also 
daffodils  while  away. 

(Frank's  handwriting)  "3-28-39  Frank  Jr. 
has  launched  in  the  chicken  business,  with  some 
other  interested  parties.  He  has  shown  a  profit 
consistently  since  he  started  Feb.  11th.  The 
name  of  the  firm  is  Producers'  Exchange  Inc. 
John  left  his  job  with  Hoppers  Co  at  Weeksbury. 
You  needn't  ask  me  because  I  don't  know. 


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"Nov.  21,  1939  Well,  Germany,  France  and 
Brittain  are  at  It  again.  After  about  21  years 
of  peace  we  have  learned  that  the  war  to  end 
wars  (1917)  was  an  idle  jest.  After  reading  in 
this  book  some  of  my  beliefs  and  disbeliefs 
some  20  years  or  more  ago  I  must  admit  that 
I  do  not  now  subscribe  to.  One  thing  is  sure  and 
that  is  that  we  must  keep  clear  of  all  foreign 
entanglements.  Washington  knew  his  stuff. 

"John  Forsyth  was  married  on  Nov.  5, 
1939  to  Jean  Moon  of  Paintsville,  Kentucky. 
She  is  a  fine  girl  and  we  wish  them  much  hap- 
piness and  success.  John  was  born  on  Dec. 
14,  1918  therefore  he  cannot  be  21  years  old, 
although,  his  wedding  license  must  show  him  to 
be  twenty-one.   Oh  yes,  he  is  working  every  day. 

"Anna  Carolyn  Forsyth  is  in  her  second 
year  at  Univ.  of  Cincinnati  and  is  doing  nicely. 
We  miss  her  very  much.  Frank  Jr.  is  working  at 
the  local  publishing  company  and  likes  his 
work.  The  rest  of  the  boys  are  in  school. 
Bill,  second  year  college,  Hibbard,  third  year 
high  school  and  Dan  first  year  high.  The  latter 
two  are  on  the  honor  roll  and  Bill,  also,  is  doing 
well. 

"I  (Frank  Sr.)  have  just  gone  through  a 
serious  spell  with  my  stomach  but  after  five 
weeks  am  back  at  work  feeling  very  weak  and 
devilish.  Mother  (Wifie)  is  not  ver\  well  but 
she  is  on  the  go  and  makes  every  one  step  lively 
at  times.  It  is  fine  to  have  at  least  one  sensible 
ambitious  member  in  the  family. 

(Georgia's  handwriting)  "Jan.  8,  1940 
Anna  missed  her  train  in  Cincy  and  had  to  wait 
over  one  day  so  she  arrived  a  day  late  on  her 
Christmas  vacation.  All  were  at  home  for 
Christmas,  but  John  and  Jean.  They  went 
down  to  her  Grandma's  at  Whitehouse. 

"Chester  Haupe  was  married  during  Christ- 
mas vacation.  Anna  Margaret  Call  married  .  .  . 
The  gas  went  off  Christmas  and  our  dinner 
wasn't  finished  so  we  finally  managed  to  serve 
it  late  with  tough  turkey.  I  think  the  childrens' 
Grandmother  enjoyed  it  though.  .  .  .  Anna 
went  back  to  U.  of  Cin.  day  before  New  Year's 
and  we  took  her  to  Williamson  over  icy  roads. 

"Frank  Jr.  is  in  a  better  humor,  he  has  a 
girl.  The  boys  are  all  doing  very  well  at  school. 
The  W.P.A.  is  making  a  road  and  fill  across  the 
river.  They  are  very  interesting  to  watch  in 
more  ways  than  one.  Time  means  nothing. 


(Frank's  handwriting)  "1-31-40  This  is 
Hibbard's  sixteenth  birthday  and  we  forgot  to 
celebrate.  He  doesn't  seem  to  care  very  much 
but  will  observe  tomorrow  instead.  John  just 
now  came  in.  He  has  been  out  on  a  selling 
campaign  since  the  eighth  of  the  month. 

"This  has  been  a  severe  winter  since  Dec.  23. 
Several  nights  below  zero  and  thereabouts. 
Plenty  of  snow.  Lowest  temp,  about  -8  degrees 
F.  Anna  passed  her  mid-term  exams  with  a  good 
average.   The  others  have  done  well,  too. 

(Georgia's    handwriting)  "May    15    '40 

April  26,  1940  about  7:30  Papa  (John  A. 
Dils)  died  and  we  buried  him  beside  Mother 
in  the  Dils  Graveyard.  He  had  been  sick  for  2 
years  but  his  death  was  unexpected!  His  heart 
failed  him  as  he  slept.  He  had  worked  in  the 
garden  the  25th.  He  was  81,  but  was  still  very 
active  and  erect  and  did  not  look  his  age;  his 
mind  was  very  keen  and  bright.  He  loved  his 
garden  .  .  .  ;  it  was  always  in  perfect  condi- 
tion and  beautiful.  On  April  30  we  had  a  tele- 
phone from  Charleston,  W.  Va.;  that  John  had 
pneumonia.  Frank  drove  Jean  and  I  there. 
He  was  out  of  danger  so  Frank  and  1  came 
back,  and  last  Saturday  Frank  &  I  went  and 
brought  them  home  where  they  are  now. 

(Frank's  handwriting)  "July  19,  1940  No- 
thing left  now  but  England.  We  shall  see.  Roo- 
sevelt and  Wallace  against  Wilkie  &  McNary. 
We  shall  see.  (We  have  seen  11-40)  This  is  'lo- 
cust' year  and  there  were  plenty  of  the  locusts. 
However,  a  long  rainy  spell  has  drowned  all  of 
them.  Very  few  trees  have  been  touched.  In 
17  years  (1957)  there  should  be  a  very  small 
crop  of  the  insects.  This  has  been  an  exception- 
ally cold  and  rainy  summer.  Vegetation  is  rank 
in  growth  but  we  have  had  fires  all  summer  long 
for  comfort. 

(Georgia's  handwriting)  "Sept.  10  Hibbard 
is  a  Senior  this  year  and  has  been  elected  Presi- 
dent of  his  class.  There  are  107  enrolled.  To- 
day Mary  and  I  were  in  court  to  stop  the  County 
from  taking  the  graveyard  point.  It  is  sad  to  see 
so  many  young  men  being  tried  as  criminals. 
Anna  is  back  in  College.  She  earns  her  room  and 
board  by  working  in  the  Jewish  Hospital  Office; 
she  stays  at  the  nurse's  Home.  Bill  went  to  U.C. 
with  Anna. 

(Frank's  handwriting)  "12-26-40  John  Dils 
Forsyth  Jr.  was  born  Sept.  21  at  home.  Every- 
thing went  along  well  and  today  he   is  a  fine 


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baby.  Daddy  John  D.  works  at  Weeksbury  and 
Jean  and  Jr.  are  with  us.  Christmas  '40.  All  the 
children  were  at  home  for  Christmas.  Grand- 
mother Forsyth  ate  with  us. 

(Georgia's  handwriting)  "1941  Feb.  18 
Frank,  Sr.,  is  in  Paintsville  teaching;  he  teaches 
every  night  since  Anna  and  Bill  are  both  in 
school  at  the  University  of  Cincinnati.  Bill 
writes  very  seldom  and  tells  us  very  little  about 
himself  or  work.  Calculus  is  the  only  subject  he 
mentions.  Anna  stays  at  Jewish  Nurse's  Home, 
works  on  switchboard.  She  also  works  at  coop. 

"Frank  Jr.  was  married  to  Delores  Webber  in 
Oct.  He  lives  in  apartment  and  works  for  Cum- 
berland Publishing  Co.  .  .  .  Aug  Frank,  Anna, 
Dan  and  myself  went  to  Lexington  last  Sunday. 
We  met  Frank  Jr.  and  Delores  his  wife.  Bill 
didn't  come.  Delores  looked  very  sweet  in  a 
little  new  dress.  I  met  her  sister,  Virginia. 
Anna's  friends  Jane  Montagne  and  three  boys 
met  her  to  take  her  back  to  school.  This  is  her 
work  session.  I  have  had  two  letters  from  her. 
She  said  her  boss,  a  woman,  was  wonderful  to 
her  and  she  also  told  me  that  she  had  heard  from 
Don,  a  friend,  and  that  he  had  had  infantile 
paralysis.  .  .  .  Sept.  22  Anna  called  last  night. 
She  is  so  dependable.  Her  father  thinks  the 
world  and  all  of  her.  .  .  .  Sept.  24  I  had  a 
letter  from  Anna  today.  She  is  going  to  try  and 
help  Bill  about  his  studies.  She  can  be  depended 
upon." 

(The  rest  of  the  diary  is  interesting  but  for 
this  book,  I  am  using  only  the  sentences  about 
Anna  in  Georgia's  handwriting)  "Oct.  3  Had  a 
letter  from  Bill  and  one  from  Anna  yesterday. 
Nov.  7  Had  two  letters  from  Anna  this  week. 
Mar  3  The  war  news  is  still  bad.  .  .  .  Anna 
and  Bill  spent  weekend  here  at  end  of  work 
session  in  February. 

"July  1942  On  Friday  27  of  June  Frank, 
Dan  anc'  myself  started  for  Iowa.  At  Cincinnati 
we  picked  up  Anna  and  on  Saturday  we  drove 
from  Cincy  to  West  Liberty,  la.  We  were  forced 
to  drive  slowly  to  save  rubber.  .  .  .  We  had  a 
warm  welcome.  .  .  .  See  Forsyth's  mother 
was  still  living  and  was  a  sister-in-law  to  Frank's 
father.  .  .  .  The  next  morning  we  went  out  to 
see  Frank's  Aunt  Maggie  who  lives  with  her 
daughter.  May  Hemmingway,  and  there  we  met 
her  daughter,  Mary  Lon  and  son.  Jack.  .  .  . 
The  children  (Dan  and  Anna)  liked  their  cousins. 
Oct.  30    Jan.  14,   1943     .     .    .    Bill  joined  the 


Navy  Reserve.  He  is  at  University  of  Cincy  and 
is  now  working  in  a  lab  in  a  factory  for  Army 
near  Cincy.  Anna  should  finish  the  University 
of  Cincy  this  year  .  .  .  Delores,  Frank  Jr., 
Anna  and  Bill  were  home  Christmas.  We  had  a 
very  nice  Christmas. 

"April  13  Frank,  Dan  and  myself  went  to 
Cincinnati  Ohio  to  see  Ann  receive  her  degree. 
We  arrived  there  Friday  noon  .  .  .  Registered 
at  the  Gibson  Hotel  and  called  her  up.  We  had 
dinner  together.  .  .  .  While  there  we  met 
Anna's  roommates  and  Bill's  girl.  We  gave  Anna 
a  suitcase  for  graduating  gift. 

"Anna  went  to  Florida,  Sunday.  I  had  a 
telegram  from  her  today  saying  she  arrived 
there  today.  April  20  Anna  has  been  in  Florida 
with  Jane  Montagne.  She  is  at  Ft.  Lauderdale. 
They  have  a  cottage  there  and  Anna  writes  she 
is  enjoying  it  very  much.  She  says  the  ocean 
looks  like  she  thought  it  would.  .  .  .  Sept.  8 
Anna  was  here.   She  goes  to  work  for  Jergen's. 

"Dec.  21,  1961  It  has  been  a  long  time 
since  1  have  written  in  this  book.  ...  We  had 
a  very  nice  Christmas.  .  .  .  With  Anna,  Frank 
and  myself  it  isn't  too  lonesome.  .  .  .  Anna 
called  up  to  put  in  her  request  for  her  bonus 
Kentucky  is  giving  her  veterans.  She  was  a 
WAVE."   (Last  entry  on  Anna.) 


AT  THE  GRAVE  OF  JOYCE  JUNE 

/  never  knew  you,  quiet  child, 

or  why  from  dolls  and  ribbons,  from 

wee  aprons  and  baking  spoons  you  came  away. 

In  patient  hand  the  weathered  plaque: 
Joyce  June,  age  9  years,  4  months,  2  days  .   . 
GONE  TO  BE  WITH  GOD 1891. 

The  many  briered  and  cleaving  vine, 
the  carefully  chosen  fieldstone. 

My  dear  mother  would  glad  approve 
should  from  her  own  wreathed  mound 
I  take  a  single  living  rose 

For  you,  Joyce  June,  before  I  too 
walk  away  and  never  come  again. 

Gayle  Compton 
Virgie,  Kentucky 


16 


OUR  HISTORY 


(Minutes  of  the  first  meetings  of  the 
Pike  County  Historical  Society) 


On  January  17,  1963,  a  group  of  Pikeville 
residents  met  with  Mr.  Charles  Atcher,  Field 
Representative  of  the  Kentucky  State  Historical 
Society,  at  Starlite  Bowling  Lanes'  office  to  dis- 
cuss plans  for  attempting  to  organize  a  Pike 
County  Historical  Society.  At  this  meeting  Mr. 
F.  Dale  Burke  was  selected  to  serve  as  temporary 
chairman  and  Miss  Lena  T.  Porter  was  chosen  to 
serve  as  temporary  secretary. 

The  group  decided  to  hold  an  organizational 
meeting  in  the  Pike  Circuit  Court  Room  on 
Saturday,  February  2,  (1963)  and  to  advertise 
said  meeting  in  the  local  newspaper.  Present: 
Mr.  Atcher,  Mr.  Burke,  Miss  Porter,  Mrs.  F.  Dale 
Burke,  Mr.  Frank  Forsyth,  and  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Charles  M.  Knapp. 

On  Saturday,  February  2,  1963  at  1  o'clock 
p.m..  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  M.  Knapp,  Mr.  Frank 
Forsyth,  Miss  Lena  Porter  and  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
F.  Dale  Burke  met  in  the  Pike  Circuit  Court 
room  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a  Pike 
County  Historical  Society.  The  meeting  had 
been  advertised  in  the  Pike  County  News  but 
due  to  inclement  weather  other  interested  per- 
sons were  unable  to  attend.  Mr.  Burke  volun- 
teered to  re-advertise  the  planned  organizational 
meeting.  On  motion  of  Miss  Porter  the  meeting 
was  passed  until  8  o'clock,  Monday,  February 
11,1 963  at  Miss  Porter's  home  on  Third  Street. 

A  meeting  of  persons  interested  in  organiz- 
ing a  Pike  County  Historical  Society  was  held 
at  the  home  of  Miss  Lena  Porter,  415  Third 
Street  on  Monday,  February  11,  1963.  The 
following  persons  were  present:  Mr.  Charles 
Atcher,  Field  Representative  of  the  Kentucky 
State  Historical  Society,  Lon  B.  Rogers,  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Charles  M.  Knapp,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  Dale 
Burke,  Mrs.  Sally  Dotson,  Mrs.  A.  H.  Wellman, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Forsyth,  Miss  Anna  Forsyth, 
Mrs.  W.  B.  Call,  Miss  Marian  Ratliff,  Miss  Kather- 
ine  Ratliff,  Mrs.  John  S.  Miller,  Sr.,  and  Miss 
Porter. 

The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  the  tem- 
porary chairman,  Mr.  F.  Dale  Burke.  The  first 
order  of  business  was  the  election  of  permanent 
officers.  Mrs.  John  S.  Miller,  Sr.  nominated 
Mr.  Frank  Forsyth  as  President.  Lon  B.  Rogers 
moved  that  nominations  be  closed.  Thereupon 
the  motion  was  seconded  and  upon  second  the 
motion  was  passed.  The  Chair  then  declared  Mr. 
Forsyth  as  President  by  acclamation.  Mr. 
Forsyth  nominated  Mrs.  John  S.  Miller,  Sr.  as 
Vice-President.  Mrs.  Charles  M.  Knapp  moved 
that    nominations    be   closed.      Thereupon   the 


motion  was  seconded  and  upon  second  motion 
passed.  The  Chair  then  declared  Mrs.  Miller 
elected  as  Vice-President  by  acclamation.  Mrs. 
Sally  Dotson  nominated  Mrs.  F.  Dale  Burke  for 
Secretary.  Miss  Anna  Forsyth  moved  that 
nominations  be  closed.  Motion  was  seconded 
and  upon  second  the  motion  was  passed.  The 
Chair  then  declared  Mrs.  Burke  elected  by 
acclamation.  Mrs.  Charles  M.  Knapp  nominated 
Miss  Marian  Ratliff  as  Treasurer.  Mrs.  Miller 
moved  that  nominations  be  closed.  Motion 
was  seconded  and  passed  and  the  Chair  declared 
Miss  Ratliff  elected  by  acclamation. 

The  Chair  declared  the  next  order  of 
business  to  be  the  selection  of  the  name  of  the 
organization.  The  Chair  called  upon  Dr.  Charles 
M.  Knapp  to  express  his  opinion  of  the  subject. 
Dr.  Knapp  suggested  that  a  title  referring  to  the 
study  of  genealogy  might  attract  more  persons 
for  there  were  few  historians  but  most  people 
were  interested  in  their  genealogy.  Mr.  Lon  B. 
Rogers,  while  deferring  to  Dr.  Knapp's  judg- 
ment, felt  that  the  name  of  the  organization 
should  be  Pike  County  Historical  Society  and 
so  moved.  Miss  Anna  Forsyth  seconded  the 
motion  and  after  discussion  suggested  that 
genalogy  be  mentioned  in  the  sub-title  of  the 
organization.  She  offered  such  suggestion  in  the 
form  of  an  amendment  to  the  motion  before  the 
group.  Mr.  Rogers  accepted  such  amendment 
and  as  amended  the  question  was  moved  and 
passed  unanimously.  The  Chair  next  suggested 
that  it  would  be  in  order  for  the  constitution 
and  by-laws  of  the  Society  to  be  drafted  and 
offered  to  make  a  tentative  draft  to  tender  to 
the  membership.  Mr.  Rogers  moved  the  accep- 
tance of  the  offer  of  temporary  chairman, 
which  was  seconded  by  Mrs.  Knapp.  Said  mo- 
tion carried  unanimously.  The  Chair  then  re- 
cognized Mr.  Charles  M.  Atcher  who  addressed 
the  Society  on  the  interests  of  the  Kentucky 
State  Historical  Society.  After  such  report 
Mr.  Frank  Forsyth  moved  that  the  regular 
meetings  of  the  Society  be  held  on  the  second 
Monday  of  each  month  and  that  the  next 
meeting  be  held  at  the  Kentucky  Power  Com- 
pany auditorium.  Motion  was  seconded  and 
carried  unanimously.  Thereupon  Mr.  Forsyth 
moved  the  adjournment  of  the  meeting  and 
motion  carried  unanimously. 

(Read    and    approved    -    March    11,    1963, 
(signed)  Faye  H.  Burke,  Secretary.) 


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REVOLUTIONARY  WAR  SOLDIERS 
WITH  PIKE  COUNTY  CONNECTIONS 


Several  Revolutionary  War  soldiers  settled 
in  Pike  County,  Kentucky.  The  DAR  (Daugh- 
ters of  the  Annerican  Revolution)  Marker  on  the 
Pike  County  Courthouse  lists  the  following  six- 
teen names:  James  Atkinson;  William  Blanken- 
ship;  Pleasant  Childers;  Meredith  Collins;  Dennis 
Dailey;  Joseph  Ford;  Rodden  Hall;  James  Jack- 
son; John  Johnson;  Robert  Mims;  James  May- 
nard;  John  May;  Abram  Potter;  Moses  Stepp; 
Thomas  Stewart;  and  Christian  Trout. 

William  C.  Kozee,  in  his  book,  "Pioneer 
Families  of  Eastern  and  Southeastern  Ken- 
tucky" lists  the  same  men  as  Revolutionary  War 
soldiers  who  settled  in  Pike  County.  There 
were  at  least  two  others  who  need  to  be  added 
to  this  list-William  R.  Leslie,  and  his  son, 
Robert  Leslie.  Also,  two  men  who  lived  in  Pike 
County  for  sometime  and  had  descendants  in 
the  area  were  William  Davis,  Sr.  and  John  S. 
Baisden. 

Records  pertaining  to  a  few  of  the  above 
soldiers  were  transcribed  by  members  of  the 
Pike  County  Historical  Society  and  are  included 
in  this  publication.  Hopefully  others  can  be 
published  in  the  next  "Historical  Papers". 

The  following  information  from  Clyde 
Runyon:  In  Pike  County,  Kentucky  County 
Court  Orders-originally  Book  A,  later  labeled 
Book  B,  page  1 18-November  Term  1833  (Nov- 
ember 25,  1833)  "James  Jackson  as  old  Revol- 
utionary soldier  produced  in  open  court  and 
made  oath  to  his  statement  in  order  to  Obtain  a 
pension  which  being  sworn  to  was  ordered  to 
be  certified  as  the  law  directs  Present  John 
Deskins,  James  Bevins  Esqr". 
Page  122-November  Term  1833-  "Joseph 
Ford  an  old  revolutionary  soldier  produced  in 
open  court  and  made  oath  to  his  statement  in 
order  to  obtain  a  pension  which  being  sworn  to 
was  ordered  to  be  certified  as  the  law  directs." 
Page  122-November  Term  1833-  "Moses 
Stepp  an  old  Revolutionary  soldier  produced 
in  open  court  and  made  oath  to  his  statement 
in  order  to  obtain  a  pension  which  being  sworn 
to  was  ordered  to  be  certified  as  the  law 
directs." 

Page  122-November  Term  1833-  "Thomas 
Steward  an  old  Revolutionary  soldier  produced 
in  open  court  and  made  oath  to  his  statement 
in  order  to  obtain  a  pension  which  being  sworn 
to  was  ordered  to  be  certified  as  the  law 
directs." 


Page  122-November  Term  1833-  "Abram 
Potter  as  old  Revolutionary  soldier  produced 
in  open  court  and  made  oath  to  his  statement 
in  order  to  obtain  a  pension  which  being  sworn 
to  was  ordered  to  be  certified  as  the  law 
directs." 


Of  the  previously  listed  soldiers  William 
Blankenship  may  be  the  "Billie"  Blankenship 
who  was  listed  in  "Veteran's  Grave  Registra- 
tion" as  buried  in  the  Blankenship  Cemetery  at 
Phelps,  Kentucky.  Joseph  Ford  was  listed  as 
buried  in  an  open  field  near  Fords  Branch. 
John  Johnson  was  buried  in  an  old  family  ceme- 
tery at  Stewart.  James  Maynard  who  died  10 
May  1819  is  buried  in  the  Scott  Cemetery  at 
Heenon.  John  May  was  buried  in  the  William 
Keathly  Cemetery  at  Shelby.  William  R.  Leslie 
and  Robert  Leslie  are  buried  on  Lower  Johns 
Creek  near  Sycamore  Creek. 


(Prepared  by:    Dorcas  Hobbs) 


Small  boy  (watching  TV  while  his 
mother  gives  herself  a  home  permanent) 
"How  many  more  chapters  do  you  lack. 
Mom?  If  the  phone  rings,  shall  I  say 
you're  waiting  for  the  alarm?" 

By:  Alice  J.  Kinder 


19 


REVOLUTIONARY  WAR  SOLDIER 

John  Smith  Baisden 

by  Clyde  Runyon 


According  to  the  History  of  Logan  County 
(W.  Va,),  by  Henry  Clay  Ragland,  John  Snnith 
Baisden  canne  to  America  with  LaFayette  and 
served  under  him  during  the  Revolution.  After 
the  war  he  settled  at  Richmond,  Virginia;  then 
r  oved  to  Reeds  Island  of  New  River,  where  he 
married  a  Miss  Braham,  and  later  settled  at  the 
mouth  of  Laurel  (near  the  present  Lenore,  West 
Virginia).  Ragland  refers  to  him  as  "Jean  Sch- 
midt Baisden",  therefore  he  must  have  been 
born  in  France,  or,  possibly  in  Germany.  Rag- 
land stated  that  the  children  of  John  Smith 
Baisden  and  their  wifes  were: 

Joseph  -  married  Lucinda  Osborne; 

Solomon  -  married  Mary  Chafin; 

Edward  -  married  Susan  Barnett; 

Polly  -  married  John  Blair;  and 

Frances  -  married  Thomas  Copley. 

John  S.  Baisden  and  Rhoda  Branham,  dau- 
ghter of  David  Branham,  were  married  October 
4,  1795,  in  Montgomery  County,  Virginia. 
(See  "A  Brief  of  Wills  and  Marriages  in  Montgo- 
mery and  Fincastle  Counties,  Virginia,  1733 
1831",  by  Anne  Lowry  Worrell.) 

John  S.  Baisden  is  listed  in  the  1810  census 
of  Floyd  County,  Kentucky,  and  his  household 
consisted  of: 


Males 
1  -(0-10) 
1  -(10-16) 
2-  (16-26) 
1  -  (45  up) 


Females 
2 -(0-10) 
1  -  (26-45) 
and  1  slave. 


John  apparently  lived  in  the  area  that  be- 
came Pike  County,  in  1822,  since  he  owned 
quite  a  bit  of  land  on  Johns  Creek  —  especially 
on  upper  Johns  Creek.  On  November  22,  1909, 
John  Smith  Baisde  paid  $10,000.00  to  John 
Rogers,  of  Fayette  County,  Kentucky,  for  two 
tracts  of  land: 

(1)  1899  acres,  surveyed  for  said  Rogers 
in  1789;  and 

(2)  3,000  acres  on  Johns  Creek,  surveyed 
for  said  Rogers  in  1798.  The  description  states 
that  this  tract  begins  1  500  poles  down  the  creek 
below  a  horse  pen  made  in  the  year  1773  by 
Enoch  Smith,  Richard  Sparr,  John  Wilkinson 
and  William  Said  "at  the  letter  A  a  beech  on  the 
bank  of  the  creek". 


In  1810,  John  Smith  Baisden  sold  tracts  of 
land  to  Robert  Lesley  and  William  Lockhart. 

There  are  several  deeds,  up  to  1819,  made 
by  Joseph  S.  Baisden  for  tracts  of  land  on  Johns 
Creek,  including:  in  1815,  100  acres  on  Johns 
Creek  to  Moses  "Maynour"  and  50  acres  on 
Johns  Creek  to  John  Williamson,  also,  127 
acres  on  Johns  Creek  to  Henry  Pinson;  in  1817, 
tract  on  Johns  Creek  to  William  Gannon,  Senr., 
200  acres  on  Johns  Creek  to  William  Gannon, 
Senr.,  and  120  acres  on  Johns  Creek  to  John 
Pinson.  These  grantees  seem  to  have  lived  on 
upper  Johns  Creek,  somewhere  between  Meta 
and  Kimper.  Since  I  have  not  yet  found  a  deed 
made  to  Joseph  Baisden  for  land  on  Johns 
Creek,  I  must  suspect  that  it  was  John  S.  Bais- 
den who  made  these  deeds,  and  not  Joseph. 
The  deed  books  in  Floyd  County  contain  type- 
written records  for  these  dates,  the  typing  pro- 
bably having  been  done  about  forty  years  ago. 
I  have  found  other  deeds  where  the  person 
typing  read  names  incorrectly. 

Joseph  S.  Baisden  and  "Lucindey  Osbourn" 
were  married  June  18,  1820,  in  Floyd  County, 
Kentucky  (both  being  of  full  age,  according  to 
the  record). 

Polly  Baisden  married  John  Blair  May  10, 
1823,  in  Pike  County,  Kentucky. 

John  S.  Baisden  is  not  listed  in  the  1820 
census  of  Floyd  County,  Kentucky,  and  I  did 
not  find  him  in  the  census  for  that  year  in  Ca- 
bell County,  Virginia  (W.Va.),  during  my  first 
search,  which  led  me  to  consider  the  possibility 
that  he  was  in  Floyd  County  in  the  household 
of  a  Thomas  Copley;  however,  Mr.  "Tom" 
Adkins,  of  Turkey  Creek,  Kentucky,  aided  me 
to  locate  him  in  the  Cabell  County  census, 
where  he  and  Joseph  are  listed  as  follows: 

1820  -  Cabell  County.  Virginia 

MALES  FEMALES 

Joseph  Baisding 
1  -  (16-26)  (apparently  1  -  (0-10) 

marked  out)         1  -  (16-26) 
1  -  (26-45) 

John  Baisding 

1- (10-16)  1- (10-16) 

1- (16-26)  1- (16-26) 

l-(45up)  l-(45up) 


20 


Logan  County,  Virginia  (W.Va.)  was  fornned 
in  1824,  mostly  from  Cabell  County.  John  S. 
Baisden  would  surely  have  been  the  oldest  male 
in  Joseph  Baisden's  household,  in  1830: 

1830  Census  -  Logan  County,  Virginia 

MALES  FEMALES 


Joseph  Baisden 


3- 

(0-5) 

2- 

(5-10) 

1  - 

(20-30) 

1  - 

(30-40) 

1  - 

(60-70) 

1  -  (5-10) 
1  -  (10-15) 
1  -  (20-30) 


The  1840  census  of  Logan  County,  Virginia, 
shows  the  household  of  John  Blair,  consisting 
of: 


A  college  student,  after  writing 
home  for  money  five  times  in  two 
months,  received  the  following  note 
from  his  father:  "Dear  Son,  Please  re- 
check  your  budget  for  the  remainder  of 
the  term.  Remember  you  are  still  an 
American  citizen,  not  a  recipient  of 
foreign  aid. " 

By:  Alice  J.  Kinder 


MALES 


FEMALES 


1  -  (1 
1  -  ( 
1 


(5-10) 
0-15) 
15-20) 
(40-50) 


1  -  (80-90) 


(0-5) 
(5-10) 
(10-15) 
(30-40) 


*  Listed  in  this  household  as  receiving  a 
pension  for  Revolutionary  War  services,  was 
John  S.  Baisden  -  age  90. 

The  1850  census  of  Wayne  County,  Vir- 
ginia (W.Va.),  lists  the  following: 


Family  No.  681 

Thomas  Copley  -  49  -  M  -  farmer  -  R.E.  2000 

born  Va. 
Francis  Copley  -  45  -  F  -  born  Ky. 
William  Copley  -  14  -  M  -  born  Va. 
Thomas  J.  Copley  -  9  -  M  -  born  Va. 
Polley  Copley  -  7  -  F  -  born  Va. 
Edward  H.  Copley  -  5  -  M  -  born  Va. 
John  S.  Baisden 

Pa. 


She:  "The  man  who  invented  fire- 
crackers must  have  been  deaf. "  He: 
"I've  always  thought  the  same  thing 
about  the  originator  of  stork  parties 
for  women. " 

By:  Alice  J.  Kinder 


87  -  M  -  no  occupation  -  born 


21 


REVOLUTIONARY  WAR  SERVICE 

Pleasant  Childers 

Copied  by  Clyde  Runyon 


Pike    County,    Kentucky    -    County    Court 
Order  Book  B  (formerly  labeled  Book  A) 
Page  374  -  October  Ternn  1 839 
(October  28,  1839) 

"Sarah  Childress  a  resident  of  this  County 
aged  78  years  appeared  in  open  court  who  being 
first  duly  Sworn  according  to  Law  does  on  her 
oath  make  the  following  declaration  in  order  to 
obtain  the  Benefit  of  the  provision  made  by  an 
act  of  Congress   passed  July  the  7th   1838  en- 
titled an  Act  granting  half  pay  and  pensions  to 
certain  widows  that  she  is  the  widow  of  Pleasant 
Childress  Sen  who  was  a  private  in  the  army  of 
the  Revolution  and  was  enrolled  as  a  pensioner 
on  the   Kentucky  agency  at  the  rate  of  eight 
dollars  per  month  on  the  10th  day  of  February 
18  (2?)  5  under  the  laws  of  the  United  States 
of  the  18th  of  March  181 8-1  st  May  1820  and 
1st    March    1823.      She   states   that   according 
to  her  under  standing  and  information  obtained 
from    her    (husband?)     he    enlisted    in    North 
Carolina  and  served  under  the  conrirrand  of  Col. 
Armstrong  and  that  he  served  the  term  of  nine 
months   and   that    Regiment   marched    through 
Georgia  as  well  as  North  Carolina.     She  stated 
that  she  frequently  heard  her  husband  say  that 
he   was    in    the  engagement  at  Guilford   Court 
House  and  then  she  stated  that  she  had  always 
understood  from  him  that  he  had  enlisted  in  the 
16th  year  of  his  age  and  that  she  had  seen  him 
have  a  printed  discharge  but  that  he  had  left  it 
in  the  possession  of  an  acquaintance  and  unfor- 
tunantely  his  friends  house  was  burnt  and  with 
it  her  husbands  discharge.    She  states  that  their 
marriage    took    place    in    Buckingham    County 
Virginia    and    the    person    who    married    them 
was   very    old  and  she  has  no  recollection   no 
idea  that  he  is   living  yet.     She  states  further 
that  she  is  now  very  old  and  on  that  account 
can    not   recollect   many    of   the   events  which 
occurred  during  her  past  life  with  regard  to  her 
husbands  service  but  she  is  staisfied  that  he  did 
serve  in  the  army  of  the  revolution  as  set  forth 
and   further   to   sustain    and  establish   the  fact 
she  refers  to  the  declaration  made  by  her  hus- 
band now  on  file  in  U.S.  pension  office  which 
is  dated  1834  or  5,    She  further  declares  that 
she  was  married  to  the  said  Pleasant  Childress 
Sen(r?)    in   the  county  and  state  above  alluded 
to  on  the  16th  day  of  April  1785  that  her  hus- 
band the  aforesaid  Pleasant  Childress  Sr.  died  on 


the  25th  day  of  April  1 839,  with  colic.  That  she 
was  not  married  to  him  prior  to  his  leaving 
the  service  but  the  marriage  took  place  previous 
to  the  1st  January  1794  viz  at  the  time  above 
stated  said  that  she  has  not  since  the  death  of 
her  husband  married  again". 

Pike  County,  Kentucky-County  Court  Or- 
der  Book   B-1    Page  477  -  May  Term  1851   - 
(Term   began   Monday,   May  19,   1851   and  this 
order  was  apparently  issued  on  the  same  day): 

"Ordered  that  the  Clerk  of  this  Court 
certify  at  this  Court  that  it  is  duly  proven  by 
the  exhibition  of  testimony  satisfactory  to  said 
Court.  That  Pleasant  Childress  dec.  late  of  said 
county  was  a  pensioner  of  the  United  States  at 
the  rate  of  $96  dollars  p  annum  that  he  died  on 
the  25th  day  of  April  1838  that  he  left  a  Widow 
named  Sarah  Childress  who  deceased  the  10th 
day  of  August  1843  and  that  the  said  Pleasant 
and  Sarah  Childress  left  seven  children  now 
known  to  be  living  whose  names  are  as  follows 
Lucy,  Elizabeth,  Sally,  Jesse,  Nathaniel,  Plea- 
sant and  Flemmon  Childress". 


FARM  WOMAN 

Her  day  was  not  a  clock-tick  count 

nor  did  she  timely  trace 
the  hands  which  crept  or  raced  around 

a  numbered  face. 

Instead,  she  gauged  the  season 

by  harvesting  and  sowing, 
two  busy  spells,  then  neighbor-talk 

and  corn  growing 

that  must  be  weeded.   Between  these  bouts 

she  sewed  for  growing  sons 
six  Wedding  Rings,  then  fingered  months 

on  little  ones. 

By  Lillie  D.  Chaffin 


22 


REVOLUTIONARY  WAR  SOLDIER 

William  Davis,  Sr. 

by  Clyde  Runyon 


Henry  Clay  Ragland,  in  his  "History  of  Lo- 
gan County"  (W.  Va.),  gave  the  following  in- 
formation: 

William  Davis  came  from  Albermarle  County 
(Va.)  and  claimed  to  be  a  first  cousin  of  Thomas 
Jefferson;  he  bought  land  from  Benjamin 
Sprouse,  at  the  mouth  of  Spruce  Creek  (located 
not  far  up  river  from  Sprigg,  W.  Va.).  His  wife 
was  a  Mrs.  Hensley,  of  Russell  County  (Va.), 
who  already  had  sons,  William,  Robert,  John, 
and  Daniel  Hensley,  and  one  daughter,  whose 
name  Ragland  had  forgotten.  This  Hensley 
daughter  married  another  William  Davis  (com- 
monly called  "William  Davis,  Jr."),  who  was  a 
son  of  Thomas  Davis  of  Albermarle  and  settled 
at  the  mouth  of  Pigeon  Creek.  The  above  Daniel 
Hensley  was  captured  by  Indians  in  1790  and 
lived  with  them  for  17  years;  he  later  married 
a  sister  of  William  Davis,  Jr.,  and  settled  at  what 
is  now  Delbarton,  West  Virginia.  Robert  Hens- 
ley married  a  daughter  of  Captain  Henry  Farley 
and  settled  at  the  mouth  of  Sugar-tree  Branch. 
William  married  a  Miss  Brewster  and  settled 
opposite  the  mouth  of  Pond  Creek,  at  what 
was  later  called  the  "Lawson  farm".  John  mar- 
ried a  Miss  Davis  and  settled  lower  down  the 
river. 

The  first  mentioned  William  Davis  (common- 
ly called  "William  Davis,  Sr.")  was  a  brother  of 
Thomas  Davis  and  William  Jr.  was  his  nephew. 
William,  Sr.,  had  one  daughter  by  this  first 
marriage  to  Mrs.  Hensley  and  she  married  James 
Slater. 

After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  William 
Davis,  Sr.,  married  a  Miss  Runyon,  by  whom  he 
had  two  daughters,  one  of  whom  married  Jesse 
"Stratredge";  the  other  daughter  married  Jacob 
Runyon. 

"Russell  County  Records",  by  Albert  & 
Albert,  contains  some  information  that  may 
be  of  interest.  The  persona!  property  tax  lists 
the  years,  names  and  number  of  tithables 
(males  16  years  of  age  or  older)  for  the  early 
years  of  Russell  County,  Virginia,  some  of  which 
are: 

Charles  Hensley  (1)  -  Lower  District 
Charles  Hensley  (1)  -  Lower  District 


1787 
1788 
1789 
1790 
1792 
1794 
1795 
1795 


W 
W 

w 
w 
w 
w 


lliam  Davis 
lliam  Davis 
lliam  Davis 
lliam  Davis 


1)  -  Lower  District 
1)  -  Lower  District 
1 )  -  Lower  District 
1)  -  Lower  District 


1795- William  Dcvis  (1)  - 
1796 -William  Davis  (2)  - 
1796 -William  Davis  (1)  - 
1797 -William  Davis  (2)  - 
1798- William  Davis  (2)  - 
1799-  William  Davis  (2)  - 
1800  -  William  Davis  Sr.  ( 
1800  -  William  Davis  Jr.  ( 
1802  -  William  Davis  (1) 


Upper  District 
Lower  District 
Upper  District 
Lower  District 
Lower  District 
Lower  District 
1)  -  Lower  District 
1)  -  Lower  District 
-  Lower  District 


lliam  Davis  (2)  -  Lower  District 
lliam  Davis  (1)  -  Upper  District 


It  is  possible  that  the  William  Davis  Sr.  who 
married  Mrs.  Hensley  is  listed  above. 

The  "Archives  of  the  Pioneers  of  Tazewell 
County,  Virginia",  by  Netti  Schreiner-Yantis, 
gives  the  information: 

From  the  year  1801  to  the  year  1817, 
William  Davis'es  were  names  on  the  tax  lists 
of  Tazewell  County. 

James  Slater  and  Caty  Davis  were  married 
in  Tazewell  County  on  August  6,  1807  by  Henry 
Harman. 

In  Floyd  County,  Kentucky,  Abraham  Mil- 
ler ("Millard")  and  Caty  Hensley  were  married 
on  July  21,  1814  by  Saml.  Hellmns;  the  Clerk 
stated  that  William  Davis  authorized  him  to 
issue  a  license  for  his  "step  daughter  to  marry 
said  Miller". 

Also  in  Floyd  County,  William  Davis  and 
Mary  Taylor  were  married  on  March  25,  1819, 
by  Reuben  Giddins,  J.  P. 

This  last  wife,  Mary  Davis,  died  in  Pike 
County,  Kentucky,  of  hepatitis,  at  age  65, 
on  September  4,  1859,  being  then  a  widow; 
it  was  stated  that  her  parents  were  Henry  & 
Elizabeth  Runyon. 

Census  records  list  William  Davis  (Sr.)  as 
follows:  1820  census  -  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  -  Wil- 
liam Davis,  with  Males:  1  -  (45  up);  Females: 
1  -  (16-26).  (Checking  neighbors  reveals  that 
William  lived  at,  or  near,  the  present  Toler, 
Ky.,  in  what  is  now  Pike  County.)  (With  1 
slave.) 

1830  census  -  Pike  Co.,  Ky.  -  William  Davis, 
with  Males:  1  -  (5-10);  and  1  -  (80-90);  Fe- 
males: 1  -  (0-5);  1  -  (5-10);  1  -  (10-15);  1  -  (15- 
20);  and  1  -  (40-50),  with  3  slaves. 

1840  census  -  Logan  Co.,  Va.  (W.Va.)  - 
William  Davis,  with  Males:  1  -  (90-100);  Fe- 
males: 1  -  (10-15);  1  -  (15-20);  1  -  (30-40);  and 
1  -  (40-50).  (William  Davis,  age  96,  is  listed  as 
receiving  a  pension  for  Revolutionary  services.) 
William's  neighbors  were  persons  known  to  have 
been   living  on   Pigeon  Creek,  near  the  present 


23 


Belo,  W.  Va.,  in  what  is  now  Mingo  County. 

Wiiliann  Davis  (Sr.)  died  in  Logan  Co.,  Va. 
(W.  Va.)  during  the  month  of  IVIay,  1842.  (See 
attached  government  records).  He  was  at  the 
Battle  of  Bunker  Hill  and  at  the  Siege  of  York- 
town. 

Sometime  around  30  years  ago,  W.  T.  Floyd, 
Sr.,  of  Delbarton,  W.  Va.,  told  me  that  his 
great-great-grandfather,  Adam  Runyon,  Sr.,  mar- 
ried Betty  ("Poor  Betty")  Davis,  who  was  a 
sister  of  "Billy"  Davis,  who  is  buried  on  Riffe 
Branch  of  Trace  Fork  of  Pigeon  Creek,  and  that 
Betty  was  buried  on  the  hillside  just  below  the 
mouth  of  Riffe  Branch.  "Billy"  Davis  would 
surely  have  been  William  Davis,  Sr.  It  seems 
very  possible  that  William,  Sr.'s  last  wife  was  a 
niece  of  Adam  Runyon,  Sr. 

Ragland  was  apparently  correct  in  stating 
that  William  Davis,  Sr.,  had  only  the  three  dau- 
ghters.   Records  show  that  they  were: 

( 1 )  Catherine  (by  his  first  wife),  born  around 
1785  -  married  James  Slater  in  1807,  as  noted 
above.  She  and  James  separated  around  1840 
and  were  probably  divorced,  since  she  is  the 
only  one  signing  the  deed  when  she  sold  her 
interest  in  the  land  of  William  Davis,  Sr.,  on 
August  25,  1860  (see  Deed  Book  E  -  Page  417  - 
Pike  Co.,  Ky.);  this  land  being  located  on  Pigeon 
Roost  Branch,  which  is  the  first  branch  below 
Blackberry  Fork,  at  Toler,  Kentucky.  The  land 
was  sold  to  John  Rutherford. 

(2)  Letty,  born  about  1822  (to  his  last 
wife)  —  married  Jacob  Runyon  about  1843; 
she  also  sold  her  interest  in  the  Davis  land  at 
Toler.   Census  records  show: 

1850  census  -  Kanawha  Co.,  Va.  (W.Va.)  - 
Family  No.  2130- 

Jacob  Runnions  29  -  M  -  Laborer  —  born  Va. 
Letty  Runnions  28  -  F  —  born  Ky. 
Rebecca  Runnions  6  -  F  —  born  in  Va. 
Wm.  C.  Runnions  4  -  M  -  born  Va. 
Frederick  Runnions  1  -  M  —  born  Va. 
Rebecca  Davis  33  -  F  —  born  Ky. 

1880  census  -  Pike  Co.,  Ky.  (District  No.  6) 
Family  No.  157  —  (Living  in  head  of  Big  Creek, 
near  Canada,  Ky.)  — 
Letty   Runyon   F   -  60  -   (Married)   -   born  Ky. 

parents  born  Va. 
Becca    F  -  30  -  (Daughter)  -  born  Ky.  -  parents 

born  Ky. 
William     M   -   28  -   (Son)  -  born  Ky.  -  parents 

born  Ky. 
James       M   -   23  -   (Son)   -  born  Ky.  -  parents 

born  Ky. 


Letty  "Runyans"  married  Aly  Smith  (age 
70)  on  Aug.  8,  1881,  in  Pike  Co.,  Ky.  (Bride's 
age  not  given).  Apparently,  they  were  later 
divorced,  since  Letty's  death  record  lists  her  as 
"Lettie  Runyon";  she  died  Jan.  22,  1904, 
in  Pike  Co.,  Ky.,  at  age  80,  (condition  "mar- 
ried"); her  parents  were  William  and  Mary  Davis. 
(The  1900  census  shows  Letty  as  being  84  and 
a  widow,  and  as  having  had  4  children  —  3  still 
living.) 

(3)  Rebecca,  born  about  1821,  married 
Jerry  Stottridge  (sometimes  written  "Short- 
ridge").   Census  records  show: 

1880  census  -  Pike  Co.,  Ky.  -  (District  No.  6) 
Family  No.  171  - 
Jerry   Stottrige  M   -   52  -   Farming  -   born   Ky. 

Father  born  Ky.  Mother  born  Ky. 
Rhebecca  F  -  62  -  born  Ky.  Mother  born  N.C. 
Lewis  B      M   -  32  born  Va.  -  Father  born  Ky. 

Mother  born  Ky. 

There  may  be  some  question  as  to  whether 
Rebecca  was  the  mother  of  Lewis  B.,  or  whether 
he  was  a  son  of  Jerry  by  a  previous  marriage. 
It  is  reputed  that  Jeremiah  and  Rebecca  Stott- 
ridge lived  on  Big  Creek,  just  below  the  mouth 
of  Dix  (Dick's)  Fork,  at  the  place  where  Joe  B. 
Smith  (father  of  Taulbee  Smith,  one-time  Cir- 
cuit Court  Clerk  of  Pike  Co.)  later  lived  and 
died. 

On  August  25,  1860,  Jeremiah  Stotridge  and 
Rebecca  Stotridge,  his  wife,  of  Pike  Co.,  Ky., 
deeded  to  John  "Retherford"  (also  of  Pike  Co.) 
for  $6.00  consideration  all  of  their  interest  in 
a  tract  of  land  on  "Piggeon"  Roost  fork  of 
Pond  Creek,  a  part  of  a  survey  made  by  William 
Davis.  This  deed  was  acknowledged  in  Pike 
County  and  recorded  in  Deed  Book  E,  at  Page 
415. 

It  appears  from  the  records  that  William 
Davis,  Sr.,  arrived  in  the  Pike  County  area  before 
1814  and  lived  there  around  20  years,  moving 
to  Logan  County  after  1832.  He  may  have  been 
the  only  veteran  of  Bunker  Hill  that  ever  lived 
in  Pike  County. 


Davis,  William 
Mary 


W284 
B.L.  Wt. 


333-60-55 


State  of  Virginia  Logan  County  to  Wit 
On  the  17th  day  of  September  1832  per- 
sonally appeared  before  the  Court  of  Logan 
County,  William  Davis,  A  Logan  man  living  on 
the  line  of  this  County,  on  the  Kentucky  Side  of 
said  line  but  nearest  to  the  Courthouse  of  Lo- 
gan;  aged    Eighty   five   years,    who    being   first 


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duly  sworn  according  to  Law  Doth  on  his  oath 
mal<e  the  following  Declaration  in  order  to  ob- 
tain the  benefit  of  the  pro(visions?)  made 
by  the  Act  of  Congress  passed  on  the  7th 
of  June  1832.  That  he  enlisted  into  the  army 
of  the  United  States  about  the  commencement 
of  the  War  of  (  ?  )  Revolution  and  previous 
to  the  landing  of  Genl.  Gage  at  Boston.  He  ser- 
ved in  the  Company  of  Capt.  Maddison  in  the 
9th  Va.  Regiment,  which  Regt.  was  then 
Commanded  by  Col.  Davis.  He  joined  the  main 
army,  commanded  by  Genl.  Wayne  and  Mor- 
gan at  Chesterfield  Courthouse  in  Va.  and 
marched  to  Petersburg.  Shortly  after  Capt. 
Maddison  was  dismissed  and  a  Capt.  Fields 
appointed  to  command  the  company,  in  whose 
company  he  continued  during  the  period  of  his 
enlistment,  which  was  for  3  years  and  was 
discharged  at  Winchester.  Shortly  after  he 
was  drafted  for  18  months  and  served  in  the 
Va.  Regt.  commanded  by  Col.  Gaskins  and 
under  the  Command  of  Genl.  Morgan  was  with 
the  army  at  the  Skirmish  in  the  (Piractary?) 
Swamps  and  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  hill;  after 
his  term  of  Service  expired  for  the  18  months, 
He  again  enlisted  under  Col.  Gaskins;  the  Cap- 
tains name  forgotten  and  continued  with  the 
army  till  the  fortunate  conclusion  of  the  War 
at  the  siege  of  York;  where  he  served  as  he 
believes  under  Genl.  Wayne;  but  being  very  frail 
his  memory  may  have  deceived  him.  He  never 
received  any  pension;  nor  has  he  yet  secured  his 
land  bounty-Sworn  to  and  subscribed  the  day 
and  year  aforesaid. 

William  Davis" 

(Certification  by  Justices 

of  Court  apparently  too  dim  to  photocopy.) 

"Inscribed  on  the  Roll  of  Virginia  at  the 
rate  of  80  Dollars  Cents  per 

commence  on  the  4th  day  of  March,  183(1?)" 

"Certificate  of  Pension  issued  May  23, 
1832  and  sent  to  A.  Lawson  Logan  C.H.  Va" 

(Apparently  first  part  of  following  statement 
was  too  dim  to  photocopy,  except  that  the 
reproduction  was  too  faint  to  read.) 

"She  makes  this  declaration  in  order  to  ob- 
tain the  benefit  of  the  provisions  of  the  act  of 
Congress  passed  the  3rd  of  February  1853, 
allowing  pensions  and  for  further  evidence  in 
(this?)  behalf  she  refers  to  the  Muster  Rolls 
of  the  Company  in  which  her  said  husband  ser- 
ved and  to  the  papers  in  file  at  the  Department 


that  were  filed  by  him  when  he  drew  his  pen- 
sion, among  which  his  (original?)  Certificate  of 
discharge  may  (perhaps)  be  found. 

The  Certificate  of  Pension  granted  to  her 
said  husband  was  dated  the  23rd  of  May  1833 
at  the  War  department; 

Mary  Davis 

Sworn  to  and  subscribed  to  before  me  Henry 
Farley  presiding  Justice  of  Logan  County  in 
open  Court  on  the  day  and  year  first  above 
(stated?) 

Presg.  Justice 
Henry  Farly" 

Note: 

Attached  to  the  statement  of  Mary  Davis 
was  a  copy  of  the  marriage  bond,  license,  and 
minister's  return  for  the  marriage  of  William 
Davis  and  Mary  Taylor,  in  Floyd  County,  Ken- 
tucky. License  was  issued  by  Wm.  J.  Mayo 
CFCC  on  February  11,  1819.  Bond,  dated 
February  11,  1819,  was  signed  by  William 
Davis  and  Elijah  Hensly.  Marriage  was  per- 
formed March  25,  1819  by  Reuben  Giddins. 


"Pension  Office 

Sept  14/53 
Sir  Please  report  time  of  last  payment 

to  or  death  of  within  named  pensioner. 

Respectfully  &c 
F  Burt  Esqr  Si  Cale 

3  (Aud?)  for  Commisr 

Present 

William  Davis,  of  Logan,  County,  Va.  Act 
7th  June  1832  $80.00  -  died  on  the  13th 
May,  1842.  Paid  to  his  death  -  the  widow  says 
he  died  23  May  42.  -  This  being  a  difference 
of  ten  days  between  the  record  in  this  office, 
and  her  declaration  for  a  Pension  — 

F  Burt 

Auditor" 

2204 

Virginia  Wheeling 
Mary    Davis   widow   of   William   Davis  who 
served  in  the  Revolutionary  War       —  Col.  Davis 
Va  -  as  a  Private.  Inscribed  on  the  Roll  at 

the  rate  of  80  Dollars  00  Cents  per  annum,  to 
commence  on  the  3rd  February  1853.  Certifi- 
cate of  Pension  issued  the  19th  day  of  Septem- 
ber  53   and  sent  to   Benjn  Williamson    Lawns- 


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ville  Pike  Co.   Ky. 
sioners  under  act 
bruary  3rd/53 


Recorded  on  Roll  of  Pen- 
Page  122  Vol.  A  Fe- 
1832" 


Note: 

There  were  a  few  other  notes  by  War  Depart- 
ment employees,  but  they  did  not  appear  to 
give  any  important  information  and  were  not 
copies.   -  Clyde  Runyon  -  April  26,  1977. 


AUNT  JULIA  ANN'S  WEATHER  REPORT 

7.  If  pine  trees  moan  and  groan,  rain  will  pelter  down. 

2.  When  hickory  and  oak  wood  swell,  watch  for  cloudy  skies. 

3.  A  red  sky  at  night  means  a  good  washday  tomorrow. 

4.  Redbirds  flying  high  mean  a  change  in  weather  before  daybreak. 

5.  If  sparrows  fly  away  in  a  singing  school,  watch  for  snow. 


AUNT  LYDIA'S  MEDICINE  BOOK 

/.  To  shoo  warts  away,  snip  a  straight  pin  through  a  wart  and  hold  the  end  of  the  pin 
over  a  lamp  globe  until  the  wart  pin  fires  by  the  glow.  As  sure  as  water  runds  down 
hill,  the  wart  will  leave. 

2.  Sage  tea  is  a  sure  cure  for  night  sweats. 

3.  Pokeweed  berries  or  roots  will  cure  the  seven-year  itch. 

4.  Mullein  tea  and  chestnut  tea  are  a  good  cough  syrup. 

5.  Ginsang  tea  will  help  a  baby's  colic. 


AUNT  JULIA  ANN'S  CRACKLIN'  CORNBREAD 

7  V2  cups  cornmeal 

V2  cup  flour 

two  heavy  pinches  baking  powder 

one  good  pinch  salt 

one  beaten  egg 

one  cup  meat  crack lin's 

Vz  cup  buttermilk 

Sift  together  the  meal,  flour,  baking  powder,  and  salt.  Pour  in  the  milk,  crack  I  in 
meat,  and  egg.  Beat  10  or  12  lashes.  Pour  in  a  big  iron  greased  skillet.  Bake  till  light 
chestnut  brown.   Eat  with  fresh  churned  butter. 

All  these  are  by  Alice  J.  Kinder 


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REVOLUTIONARY  WAR  SOLDIER 

Joseph  Ford 


Pension  File  No.  S  15429 
State  of  Kentucky 
County  of  Pil<e 


North  Carolina 


On  this  25th  day  of  February  1834  person- 
ally appeared  in  open  court  before  the  Justices 
of  the  Pike  County  Court  now  sitting  Joseph 
Ford  a  resident  of  Kentucky  in  the  County 
of  Pike  aged  77  years,  who  being  first  duly 
sworn  according  to  law,  doth  on  his  oath  make 
the  following  declaration  in  order  to  obtain  the 
benefit  of  this  provision  made  by  the  act  of 
Congress  passed  June  7th  1832.  That  he  entered 
the  service  of  the  United  States  under  the 
following  named  officers  and  served  as  herein 
stated— He  first  entered  the  service  as  a  volunteer 
in  the  Militia  of  North  Carolina  in  the  month 
of  September  in  the  year  1777  in  a  Company  of 
which  Benjamin  Cleveland  was  Captain.  The 
names  of  the  other  company  officers  he  does 
not  recollect.  He  met  his  company  at  Kriders 
(Crider's)  Fort  in  Burke  County,  North  Carolina 
on  the  3rd  day  of  September  1777  as  above 
stated.  From  here  we  marched  to  Davis's  Fort 
on  the  head  of  the  Catawba  River  in  the  said 
county  of  Burke  where  this  applicant  was 
placed  in  a  light  horse  company  commanded 
by  Captain  .  .  .?  Bartlett.  Col.  Francis  Locke 
was  commanding  Colonel  of  the  regiment  to 
which  Captain  Cleveland's  company  belonged. 
General  Rutherford  was  the  commander  in 
Chief.  From  Davis's  Fort  we  marched  on  an 
expedition  against  the  Cherokee  Indians  at 
what  was  then  called  the  "Near  Settlement" 
and  the  "Overhill  Towns"  and  marching  on 
past  the  "Near  Settlement",  the  Indians  had 
fled  before  our  arrival  there.  In  a  gap  a  short 
distance  from  the  Overhill  towns  we  fell  in  with 
the  Indians  and  had  a  hot  engagement  with  them 
and  they  were  defeated  and  fled.  We  then 
marched  on  the  Overhill  towns  and  burnt  the 
houses  or  huts  and  corn  belonging  to  the  Indians 
and  every  thing  that  could  (conduce?)  to  their 
sustenance  that  we  could  get  hold  of  except  a 
few  horses  and  cattle  that  we  carried  home  with 
us.  From  here  we  marched  back  to  the  head  of 
Catawba  river  to  Davis's  Fort  and  after  lying 
there  4  months  in  garrison  to  guard  .  .  .  (illegi- 
ble) against  the  incursions  of  the  Indians,  scout- 
ing parties  from  the  fort  being  almost  continu- 
ally out.  He  received  a  discharge  on  the  18th 
day  of  March  1778  signed  by  Captain  .  .  .  ? 
Bartlett,  having  been  in  the  service  in  this  tour 
six  months  and  fifteen  days. 


He  next  went  into  service  in  the  militia  of 
North  Carolina  as  a  volunteer  in  company  of 
which  Thomas  Whitson  was  the  Captain.  John 
Baldwin  to  the  best  of  his  recollection  was  the 
lieutenant  of  the  company.  The  names  of  the 
other  company  officers  he  does  not  recollect. 
Colonel  Charles  McDowell  was  the  commanding 
Colonel  of  the  regiment  to  which  his  company 
belonged.  He  joined  his  company  at  Krider's 
(Crider's)  Fort  in  the  said  county  of  Burke  and 
went  into  the  service  in  this  town  on  the  1st  day 
of  April  1778.  From  here  we  marched  to  the 
head  of  the  Catawba  river  and  after  marching 
over  adjacent  country  and  seeing  no  sign  of  the 
Indians  (Cherokees)  we  returned  down  the  river 
and  at  the  crossing  of  the  North  Fork  of  the 
Catawba  river  we  were  met  by  a  considerable 
number  of  Indian  warriors  belonging  to  the 
Cherokee  nation  and  had  an  engagement  with 
them  in  which  Zebulon  Shelton,  a  private,  was 
killed  and  seven  or  eight  of  our  troops  wounded, 
among  whom  were  Captains  White  and  Whitson. 
White  afterwards  died  of  his  wounds  and  Whit- 
son recovered.  .  .  .  ?  (illegible)  Indians  were 
vanquisPied  in  this  engagement  and  fled  and  we 
could  not  ascertain  how  many  of  them  were 
killed  as  they  carried  off  their  dead  with  them. 
From  here  we  marched  back  to  Krider's 
(Crider's)  Fort  where  Captain  Whitson  and  his 
company  remained  as  a  garrison  to  guard  the 
frontier  against  the  incursions  of  the  Indians. 
While  we  remained  there  spies  and  scouting  par- 
ties were  continually  out  from  the  fort  to  watch 
for  the  approach  of  the  Indians.  After  remain- 
ing at  the  fort  at  least  4  months  under  Captain 
Whitson,  on  the  7th  day  of  October  1778  he 
received  a  discharge  signed  by  Captain  Thomas 
Whitson  having  been  in  this  tour  six  months  and 
7  days. 

He  next  went  into  the  service  in  the  militia 
of  North  Carolina  in  a  Company  of  North 
Carolina  militia  of  Lieut.  .  .  .  ?  Carthy 
(who)  acted  as  Captain.  There  was  no  Captain 
in  command  of  the  company.  The  names  of 
the  ensign  and  sergeant  he  does  not  recollect. 
He  went  as  a  volunteer  in  this  tour  and  joined 
his  company  at  Krider's  (Crider's)  Fort  on  the 
25th  day  of  October  1778.  From  here  we 
marched  up  to  Davis  Fort  on  the  head  of  Cata- 
wba river  where  we  went  as  a  garrison  to  guard 
the  frontier  and  after  remaining  there  5  months 
and  18  days  he  was  on  the  28th  day  of  April 
1779  discharged.     His  discharge  was  signed  by 


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Lieutenant    .    .    .    ?    Carthy  having  been  in  the 
service  in  this  tour  six  months  and  3  days. 

He  was  next,  in  the  month  of  July  in  the 
year  1781,  commissioned  by  Governor  Martin, 
Governor  of  North  Carolina,  a  lieutenant  in  the 
militia  of  that  state.  He  joined  his  company  at 
(Bulares?)  mill  on  Roan  Creek  in  the  County 
of  Washington,  North  Carolina  or  about  the  last 
day  of  August  1781.  Captain  James  Roddy 
was  the  Captain  and  Charles  Asher  the  Ensign 
of  this  company  in  which  he  was  Lieutenant. 
The  name  of  the  Sergeant  he  does  not  recollect. 
Colonel  John  Sevier  was  the  commanding  Co- 
lonel and  Major  Valentine  Sevier,  his  brother, 
the  Major  of  the  regiment  to  which  his  company 
belonged.  From  (Bulnares?)  mill  we  marched 
over  the  Stoney  mountain,  then  so  called,  and 
met  our  commanding  Colonel  on  the  Catawba 
river  and  then  marched  on  to  Camden  in  South 
Carolina  where  he  halted  but  a  short  time  and 
then  marched  down  to  Santee  Swamps  in  the 
same  state  and  then  joined  General  Marion  and 
scoured  over  the  Swamp  and  surrounding 
country  in  various  directions  after  the  Tories, 
and  at  Monk's  Corner  we  fell  in  with  a  body  of 
Tories  and  after  a  sharp  conflict  with  them  we 
vanquished  them-took  90  of  them  prisoners 
and  the  rest  escaped.  After  marching  over  the 
country  around  the  Santee  Swamps  and  driving 
the  Tories  out  of  their  places  of  concealment 
where  they  had  collected,  we  returned  through 
Camden  and  from  there  across  the  line  between 
North  and  South  Carolina  and  then  up  Devil's 
Creek,  a  branch  of  the  Catawba  and  then  over 
the  mountains  and  down  the  Watauga  river  to 
Washington  County.  He  received  his  discharge 
on  the  12th  day  of  February  1782  having  been 
in  the  service  in  this  tour  5  months  and  13  days. 

At  the  time  that  he  entered  service  in  the 
last  tour  he  resided  in  Washington  Co.,  North 
Carolina.  At  the  time  of  entering  the  service  in 
all  the  other  tours  he  resided  in  Burke  County, 
North  Carolina.  He  has  no  documentary  evi- 
dence by  which  he  can  prove  his  Services.  He 
hereby  relinquishes  every  claim  whatever  to  a 
pension  or  annuity  except  the  present  and  he 
declares  that  his  name  is  not  on  the  pension 
roll  of  any  agency  in  any  state.  Sworn  to  and 
subscribed  the  day  and  year  aforesaid.  (Signed) 
Joseph  Ford. 


Questions  propounded  by  the  Court: 
1 .    Where  and  in  what  year  were  you  born? 
Answer:    In  the  year  1757  in  the  County  of 
Frederick  and  then  Colony  of  Maryland. 


Have  you  any  record  of  your  age  and  if  so 
where  is  it? 

Answer:  I  have  none.  I  only  know  my  age 
from  the  information  I  received  from  my 
parents. 

Where  (were)  you  living  when  you  were 
called  into  service— Where  have  you  lived 
since  the  Revolutionary  War  and  where  do 
you  now  live?  Answer:  I  lived  in  Burke 
County,  North  Carolina  when  I  first  entered 
the  service.  I  resided  in  North  Carolina 
since  the  Revolutionary  War  tilt  about  25 
years  ago  when  I  removed  to  Kentucky  in 
the  then  county  of  Floyd.  The  county  of 
Floyd  has  since  been  divided  and  included 
me  in  the  county  of  Pike,  Kentucky  where 
1  now  reside. 

How  were  you  called  into  the  service- 
Were  you  drafted,  did  you  volunteer  or 
were  you  a  substitute,  and  if  a  substitute, 
for  whom? 

Answer:  I  went  in  all  my  tours  as  a  volun- 
teer, never  under  a  draft  or  as  a  substitute. 
State  the  names  of  some  of  the  regular 
officers  who  were  with  the  troops  when  you 
served  such  continental  and  militia  regiments 
as  you  can  recollect  and  the  general  cir- 
cumstances of  your  service.  Answer:  These 
are  as  fully  set  fourth  in  my  declaration  as 
my  recollection  will  enable  me  to  do. 
Did  you  ever  receive  a  discharge  from  the 
service  and  if  so  by  whom  was  it  given  and 
what  has  become  of  it?  Answer:  At  the  end 
of  my  first  tour  I  received  a  discharge  signed 
by  Captain  Bartlett.  At  the  end  of  the  se- 
cond I  received  a  discharge  signed  by  Capt. 
Whitson.  At  the  end  of  the  3rd  tour  I  re- 
ceived a  discharge  signed  by  Lieutenant 
.  .  .  ?  Carthy.  And  at  the  end  of  the  4th 
and  last  tour  I  received  a  discharge  signed  by 
Capt.  Jas  Roddy,  all  of  which  have  been  lost. 
Question:  Did  you  ever  receive  a  commis- 
sion and  if  so,  by  whom  was  it  signed  and 
what  has  become  of  it?  Answer:  I  received 
a  commission  signed  by  Governor  Martin, 
Governor  of  North  Carolina,  which  was  lost 
with  my  discharges,  but  in  what  manner 
the  commission  and  discharges  were  lost, 
I  am  not  able  to  say. 

State  the  names  of  person  to  whom  you  are 
known  in  your  present  neighborhood  and 
who  can  testify  as  to  your  character  for 
veracity  and  their  belief  of  your  services 
as  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution.  Answer: 
I  will  name  the  Reverend  William  Tackett, 
Simeon  Justice  and  Henry  Weddington. 


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"We,  William  Tackett,  a  clergyman  residing 
in  the  County  of  Pike  and  State  of  Kentucky 
and  Simeon  Justice  and  Henry  Weddington, 
residing  in  the  same,  hereby  certify  that  we  are 
well  acquainted  with  Joseph  Ford  who  has 
subscribed  and  sworn  to  the  above  declaration. 
That  we  believe  him  to  be  seventy -seven  years  of 
age.  That  he  is  reputed  and  believed  in  the 
neighborhood  where  he  resides  to  have  been  a 
.  .  .  (page  ends)  (probably  finished  with  sold- 
ier in  the  Revolutionary  War.) 

contributed  by  Betsy  K.  Venters 


FAMILY  ACRES 

Down  through  the  years  Deep  Valley  neighbors  said 

That  Grandpa 's  aims  were  few  and  far  between. 

That  he  would  never  climb  to  higher  steps 

Because  his  vision  never  left  the  farm  routine. 

But  Grandpa  was  as  stubborn  as  the  mule  he  plowed; 

He'd  live  his  life,  he  said,  to  suit  no  one 

Except  himself.   And  so  each  passing  year 

As  sure  as  hail  and  rain  and  rising  sun. 

He  scrimped  to  buy  another  tract  of  land 

To  raise  abundant  corn  and  hay  to  feed 

More  pigs  and  cows  to  sell  that  he  might  ride  to  town 

To  record  still  another  long  sought  after  deed. 

Today  the  acres  that  he  bought  are  plowed 

By  modern  tractors,  and  the  yield  is  greater  far 

Than  Grandpa  ever  dreamed  could  come  to  pass 

When  he  walked  here  beneath  the  evening  star 

Across  his  land  along  the  dew-wet  grass. 

Grandfather  and  Grandmother  both  have  long  since  climbed 

The  stairway  on  to  glory's  brighter  land; 

And  now  today  Deep  Valley  acres  shelter  us  who  care. 

Who  own  and  tread  along  the  verdant  view  — 

The  scene  that  must  have  comforted  our  Grandpa  too. 

Alice  J.  Kinder 

Mountain  Roots  Columnist 

Pikeville,  Kentucky 


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REVOLUTIONARY  WAR  SOLDIER 


James  Jackson 

Pike  County  Court   —   November  1833 


He  first  enlisted  in  the  state  troops  of  North 
Carolina  in  October  1778  and  served  under 
Charles  McDowell.  He  enlisted  in  Burke  County 
for  three  years.  His  captain  was  Thomas  Whit- 
son  and  the  lieutenant  was  a  man  by  the  name 
of  Lytte.  They  marched  up  the  Catawba  River 
to  the  head  to  fight  the  Tories  and  the  Cherokee 
Indians.  This  was  in  the  fall  of  1778.  In  Nov- 
ember McDowell's  forces  had  three  skirmishes 
with  the  Cherokees.  In  one  of  the  fights  one 
man  was  killed  on  the  field  and  Captain  Whitson 
was  wounded  and  afterward  died  from  the 
effects.  Indian  danger  being  so  great  the 
troopers  moved  all  the  settlers  on  the  upper 
Catwaba  down  to  Quaker  Meadows  where  Col. 
McDowell  lived.  McDowell  then  raised  160 
horsemen  and  went  back  to  the  head  of  the 
Catawba  River  in  December  1778  and  rendez- 
voused with  others  at  Samuel  Davidson's  Fort. 
There  they  stayed  all  winter  and  occupied  their 
time  in  scouting  for  Cherokees  until  spring. 
When  spring  came  they  moved  back  to  Quaker 
Meadows  and  remained  there  about  six  weeks. 
After  that  they  returned  to  Davidson's  Fort. 
In  the  year  1779  Jackson's  contingent  had  a 
scrimmage  with  the  Indians  on  Swannanoa 
Creek,  tributary  stream  of  the  French  Broad 
River.  Many  Indians,  he  said,  were  killed. 
Captain  Whitson  had  by  now  gotten  well  from 
his  old  wound  and  was  in  active  command  of 
his  group.  This  fight  occurred  in  May  1779. 
The  troops  were  kept  at  Davidson's  Fort  until 
March  1780  to  guard  it  against  the  Tories  and 
Indians.  The  Indians  made  several  attacks  on 
the  fort  but  were  always  repulsed.  Henry 
Wakefield  was  killed  by  the  Indians  in  one 
of  the  attacks  in  July  1780.  If  it  wasn't  the 
Indians  harassing  the  fort  the  Tories  attacked. 
The  troops  were  always  able  to  beat  them  off, 
however.  The  British  General  Cornwallis  was  by 
now  in  the  South  and  Col.  Ferguson  was  leading 
British  troops  in  the  backwoods  of  the  southern 
states.  Something  had  to  be  done  to  stop  Fer- 
guson and  the  whole  mountain  region  of  South- 
west Virginia,  Western  North  Carolina  and  what 
is  now  Eastern  Tennessee  rose  to  arms  Col. 
Charles  McDowell  was  ordered  south  and  fought 
Col.  Ferguson  successfully  at  King's  Mountain 
in  the  fall  of  1780.  Captain  Whitson  having 
been  ordered  south  with  McDowell.  He  (Jack- 
son) was  in  command  of  a  Frenchman,  named 
(illegible).  In  the  year  1781  he  fought  in  the 
Battle  of  Ninety-Six  and  Eutaw  Springs.    He  was 


marched  around  the  Carolinas  many  weary 
miles  but  in  November  1781  his  term  of  enlist- 
ment having  expired  he  was  discharged. 

Officer's  names  that  he  remembered  were 
Gen.  Nathaniel  Greene,  Gen.  Sumner,  Gen. 
Rutherford,  and  Col.  Davidson  who  was  killed 
at  Bailey  Ford.  He  received  his  discharge  from 
Col.  Locke  but  lost  it  just  where  and  how  he 
does  not  remember.  His  memory  is  much 
shattered  and  there  were  many  episodes  of  his 
service  that  he  has  forgotten.  Signed-James 
Jackson. 

William  Tackett  and  Moses  Stepp  signed  a  de- 
position that  they  believed  Jackson's  statement 
was  correct  and  that  he  was  a  man  of  integrity. 

Answers  to  questions  propounded  by  the 
Court:  He  was  born  in  Orange  County,  Virginia 
in  the  year  1757.  He  resided  in  Burke  County, 
North  Carolina  when  he  enlisted  in  service 
and  is  now  a  resident  of  Pike  County,  Kentucky. 

"State  the  names  of  persons  to  whom  you 
are  known  in  your  present  neighborhood  and 
who  can  certify  to  your  character  for  veracity 
and  their  belief  of  your  service  as  a  soldier  in 
the  Revolution."  Answer:  Moses  Stepp,  Squire 
Deskins,  Thomas  Bevins,  John  Bevins,  Thomas 
Ford,  Joseph  Ford,  and  Henry  Smith. 

Joseph  Ford  made  a  declaration  that  he 
(Joseph  Ford)  was  74  years  old  and  that  he  be- 
came acquainted  with  James  Jackson  during 
the  Revolution  and  served  with  him  at  David- 
son's Fort.  He  often  saw  Jackson  and  he  be- 
lieved that  the  applicant  fought  at  Eutaw 
Springs. 

Moses  Stepp  made  a  declaration  that  he 
served  with  Jackson  and  fought  with  him 
at  the  Battle  of  Eutaw  Spring.  He  (Stepp) 
is  76  years  old  and  has  known  Jackson  all 
his  life. 

James  Jackson  was  placed  on  the  Kentucky 
roll  for  a  pension  at  $80.00  per  anum  to  com- 
mence March  4,  1831.  Retroactive  allowance 
$280.00. 


Clyde  Runyon 


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REVOLUTIONARY  WAR  SOLDIERS 

liam  R.  Lesley  &  Robert  Lesley 


William  R.  Lesley  appears  on  the  official 
roster  of  the  Battle  of  Point  Pleasant,  October 
10,  1774.  This  battle  is  known  as  the  "first 
Battle  of  the  Revolution"  and  as  Lord  Duns- 
more's  War.  William  R.  Lesley  marched  with 
Major  James  Robertson  on  July  20,  1774 
from  his  home  in  the  Bluestone  area  of  Virginia. 
His  wife  was  Elizabeth  Buchanan  and  they  had 
the  following  known  children:  Elizabeth  Les- 
ley, married  Uriah  Slone;  Nancy  Lesley,  married 
first,  John  McGuire,  and  2nd,  Richard  Elkins, 
2  December  1787  in  Montgomery  County, 
Virginia;  John  Lesley  married  Martha  Cloyd, 
December  3,  1789  in  Montgomery  County, 
Virginia;  and  Robert  Lesley,  married  Elizabeth 
Compton,  May  18,  1787  in  Montgomery 
County,  Virginia. 

William  R.  Lesley  died  in  1802  and  is  buried 
on  a  hill  on  Lower  Johns  Creek,  near  Sycamore 
Creek  not  far  from  where  his  cabin  stood. 


Robert  Lesley  was  born  October  25,  1763 
and  served  in  the  Montgomery  County,  Virginia 
Militia.  He  is  listed  on  the  roster  of  the  Com- 
pany of  Captain  James  Moore  and  helped  defend 
the  local  forts  during  the  time  of  the  Revolu- 
tion. He  later  served  in  the  Wythe  County, 
Virginia  Militia. 

Robert  Lesley  died  in  1822  and  is  buried 
in  what  was  then  the  garden  behind  his  log  ca- 
bin. Elizabeth  (Compton)  Lesley,  his  wife, 
died  in  1837.  Their  children  were:  Hannah 
Lesley,  born  May  22,  1789,  married  Hiram 
Stratton;  Elizabeth  Lesley,  born  January  29, 
1791,  married  Isaac  Jackson;  Adah  Lesley, 
born  May  10,  1792,  married  Edward  Milam; 
Allen  Lesley,  born  July  9,  1793,  married  Eliza- 
beth Bennett;  Rachel  Lesley,  born  August 
31,  1794,  married  Thomas  Pinson:  Jemima 
Lesley,  born  July  4,  1796,  not  married;  Cynthia 
Lesley,  born  March  3,  1798,  not  married; 
Esther  Lesley,  born  March  17,  1799,  not  mar- 
ried; Milton  Lesley,  born  November  29,  1800, 
married  Rhoda  Walker;  Harvey  Lesley,  born 
February  5,  1802,  unmarried;  Pharmer  Lesley, 
born  May  22,  1803,  married  Mary  Jane  Bevins; 
Amos  Lesley,  born  May  25,  1804,  married 
Lucinda  Meade;  Naomi  Lesley,  born  December 
29,  1805,  married  James  Madison  Jackson; 
Martin  Lesley,  born  November  14,  1807, 
married  Sarah  B.  Auxier  Mayo;  and  Luna  Lesley, 
born  January  30,  1809,  married  Hiram  K. 
Bevins. 

by:    Dorcas  Hobbs 


EACH  IN  HIS  OWN  PLACE 

I  saw  a  willow  by  a  stream, 
A  cactus  in  the  desert  sand; 
Each  glorified  its  maker,  God, 
Because  it  grew  where  He  had  planned. 

I  saw  each  taken  from  its  place. 
And  planted  where  the  other  grew; 
The  cactus  drowned,  the  willow  burned; 
The  days  of  each  were  sad  and  few. 

God  gives  us  each  a  work  to  do; 
May  we  be  wise  enough  to  see 
That  I  cannot  do  yours  for  you. 
And  you  cannot  do  mine  for  me. 

From  Tears  and  Laughter 
By  William  M.  Justice 


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REVOLUTIONARY  WAR  SOLDIER 


John  May 

by  Eldon  J.  May 


The  record  of  our  Revolutionary  War  Soldier 
John  May2,  starts  with  a  statement  from  his 
wife  that  prior  to  John's  enlistment  he  was  living 
in  Marti nsburg,  Virginia.  In  1777,  at  the  age  of 
17,  John  May  enlisted  in  the  Revolutionary  War 
and  was  a  soldier  in  the  Virginia  Continental 
Line  for  two  years  in  charge  of  artillery.  His 
widow,  Sarah  Jane,  gives  recollections  of  her 
husband's  service.  She  recalls  that  his  Captain's 
name  was  Cherry,  and  his  General  was  Lee. 
She  remembers  that  he  spoke  of  being  "across 
the  river  from  the  Battle  of  Long  Island",  and 
that  he  frequently  mentioned  "Washington's 
retreat  across  the  river." 

Sarah  distinctly  remembers  John  May's 
return  from  the  service,  but  let  us  read  it  as 
given  by  Sarah  Jane  herself  in  her  86th  year  to 
the  Clerk  at  Pike  County,  Kentucky. 

"...  She  recollects  of  being  in  Martins- 
burg  Berkley  County,  Virginia  when  he  (John 
May)  returned  from  the  army  and  she  saw  two 
young  men  one  by  the  name  of  Jacob  Orr  and 
the  other  by  the  name  of  Jacob  Pink  with  many 
others  take  him  into  Skinny  Tavern  in  Martins- 
burg  and  treat  him  to  something  to  drink  and 
they  seemed  to  be  rejoicing  together  and  on 
inquiring  the  cause  was  told  that  it  was  John 
May  who  had  just  returned  frc^m  the  army.  Of 
this  she  has  a  distinct  recollection.  (A  woman 
never  forgets  this  first  meeting!)  This  was  the 
month  of  April  to  the  best  of  her  recollection 
was  in  the  year  1  779  or  1  780.  And  in  the  March 
following  John  May  and  this  affiant  were  mar- 
ried. Her  husband  frequently  told  her  that  he 
entered  the  service  in  his  seventeenth  year  and 
he  was  in  his  twentieth  year  when  he  and  the 
affiant  were  married  he  having  returned  from 
the  Army  in  the  year  1779  or  1780  as  before 
stated.  They  were  married  by  publishing  the 
banns  and  the  certificate  given  her  by  the 
preacher  that  married  them  was  lost  with  other 
records  of  the  family.  She  does  not  recollect 
from  any  information  what  particular  services 
he  rendered  further  from  that  above  stated 
whether  he  was  in  any  engagements  or  not. 
The  reason  of  her  not  recollecting  more  fully  as 
to  his  service  is  that  she  was  not  in  that  section 
of  country  when  he  entered  the  service  but  came 
there  (t  Berkley  County)  while  he  was  in  ser- 
vice ..." 


A  son,  Samuel  May^,  living  in  Prestonsburg 
in  1845  (Kentucky  State  Representative  1834- 
1839)  writes  a  personal  note  accompaning  his 
disposition  to  J.  S.  Edwards,  Commissioner  of 
Pensions,  and  addresses  him  as  "Dear  Jim". 
Samuel  says  that  he  recalls  seeing  his  father's 
discharge  papers  many  times.  "My  father  kept 
his  important  documents  in  a  cloth  bag,  and 
when  the  need  arose  the  contents  of  the  bag 
would  be  emptied  upon  a  table,  and  I  was  told, 
"those  are  my  discharge  papers."  Samuel  says 
that  he  left  home  at  the  age  of  20  (about  1803) 
and  does  not  know  what  became  of  the  bag 
and  its  contents  (Va.  R7056). 

Sarah  writes  that  prior  to  John  May's 
enlistment,  he  lived  in  Martinsburg,  Virginia, 
and  upon  his  return  he  lived  with  "Widow 
May"  who  she  believed  to  be  an  aunt.  The 
aunt  was  possibly  Mary,  the  widow  of  Daniel 
who  died  in  1 777.  This  leads  to  speculate  about 
John's  parents.  My  guess  would  be  that  while 
John  was  in  service,  the  mainstream  of  the 
family  moved  to  Ashe  County,  N.C.,  and  upon 
his  return— finding  his  family  gone— he  lived 
with  his  widowed  aunt.  Sarah  Jane  goes  on  to 
say  that  he  later  purchased  her  house  and  pro- 
perty in  Martinsburg.  The  three  oldest  of  their 
eight  children  were  born  here-John  May  Jr.^ 
born  April  28,  1781,  Samuel  May^  born  Oct. 
17,  1783  and  Thomas  May^  born  February 
1,  1787. 

According  to  Fothergill's  list  of  early  tax- 
payers of  1782-1784  there  was  only  one  May 
still  residing  in  Berkley  Co.  at  that  time,  John 
May.  I  believe  this  to  be  our  Revolutionary 
ancestor,  who  was  known  to  have  married  in 
1780  and  soon  after  purchased  the  property 
of  his  widowed  Aunt. 

In  the  pension  papers,  Sarah  Jane  states 
that  in  1789  they  left  Virginia,  going  to  Carter 
Co.,  Tenn.,  near  the  mouth  of  Roan's  Creek. 
At  time  time  the  area  was  a  part  of  Washington 
County,  N.C.  and  did  not  become  Carter  County 
until  seven  years  later  in  1796.  Thus,  John 
Hanson,  Historian,  was  correct  in  his  statements 
that  the  family  left  Virginia  and  migrated  to 
North  Carolina.  Here  three  additional  children 
were  born. 

This  information  came  from  the  May  Genea- 
logy by  Francis. 


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REVOLUTIONARY  WAR  SOLDIER 

Abraham  Potter 


Pension  Number:  S.  30657  -  under  the  act 
of  June  7,  1832.  State  -  North  Carolina;  Per- 
iod when  service  was  rendered:  1777,  for  2 
years  6  months.  Private  under  Capt.  J.  Arm- 
strong and  Col.  .  .  .?  Phelps/(A!so  shown  as 
Phillips).  Hired  as  a  substitute  in  1779.  Age  at 
present  —  88  (eighty-eight  years).  Place  of 
abode  when  service  entered:    North  Carolina. 

Kentucky  -  30731  -  Abraham  Potter  of 
Pike  County  in  the  State  of  Kentucky  who  was 
a  Private  in  the  Company  commanded  by  Capt. 
Armstrong  of  the  Regiment  commanded  by 
Col.  Phelps  in  the  North  Carolina  line.  Inscribed 
on  the  Roll  of  Kentucky  at  the  rate  of  20  dol- 
lars .  .  ,  cents  per  anum  to  commence  on  the 
4th  day  of  March  1831.  Arrears  to  the  4th 
of  March  1831  -$100.00. 

Semi-annual     allowance     ending     4     Sept. 
$10.00.    Recorded  Book  E  2;  Vol.  7,  page  38. 
State  of  Kentucky  --  Pike  County 

On  this  26th  day  of  November  1833  per- 
sonally appeared  before  the  Justices  of  the  Pike 
County  Court,  Abram  Potter,  a  resident  of  Ken- 
tucky in  the  County  of  Pike,  aged  eighty-eight 
years  who  being  duly  sworn  according  to  law 
doth  on  his  oath  make  the  following  declara- 
tion in  order  to  obtain  the  benefit  of  the  pro- 
vision made  by  the  Act  of  Congress  and  passed 
June  7th  1832,  That  he  enlisted  in  the  army  of 
the  United  States  in  the  year  1777  under  the 
following  named  officers  and  served  as  herein 
stated.  He  first  enlisted  under  Capt.  John  Arm- 
strong of  Surry  County,  North  Carolina  in  Au- 
gust and  served  a  tour  of  two  years  and  six 
months.  The  name  of  the  Commander  of  the 
Regiment,  being  the  7th  Regiment  was  Joseph 
Philips/(Phelps)  who  I  think  served  .  .  .  (ille- 
gible) joined  Gen.  Green's  Brigade  .  .  .  (ille- 
gible), and  marched  from  Surry  County  to 
Salsbury  in  same  State  from  there  to  George- 
town, there  we  had  a  small  battle  with  the 
Tories  and  they  retreated.  From  there  we 
marched  to  Randolph  by  way  of  Willmington, 
then  we  took  four  or  five  prisoners,  from  there 
we  marched  back  to  Abbott's  Creek.  There 
we  came  in  contact  again  with  the  Tories  and 
took  four  more  prisoners,  one  of  which  was  a 
Captain  by  the  name  of  Philip?  Culbazer?  (sic) 
we  again  returned  in  obedience  to  the  orders 
of  Gen'l  Campbell  to  Salisbury.  There  we  lay 
in  port  for  about  a  month.  From  there  we 
went  to  South  Carolina  to  a  place  called  the 
(Snow?)  Camps?,  then  marched  to  a  place  called 


the  (Thrice?)  Runs  upon  the  road  leading  from 
Charleston.  There  we  had  an  engagement  with 
the  British  and  Tories  in  which  many  were 
killed  and  taken  prisoner.  Then  we  marched 
to  the  Hanging  Rock,  there  we  had  another 
engagement  with  the  British  and  Tories  in  which 
we  succeeded  and  took  their  waggons  (sic) 
and  their  baggage  and  from  there  we  marched 
to  the  Cowpens,  there  we  had  an  engagement 
with  the  British  in  which  we  suffered  much  loss, 
many  killed  and  wounded,  Capt.  (Britt?)  was 
wounded  but  did  not  prove  fatal.  From  there 
we  marched  near  Camden,  there  we  joined 
Gen'l.  Green's  Regiment  and  there  we  had  an 
engagement  with  the  British  in  which  many 
were  killed  and  wounded.  From  there  we 
marched  to  a  town  about  thirty-five  miles  from 
Charleston,  upon  the  waters  of  the  Peedee 
River,  after  sometime  we  marched  to  Rugs- 
by's  mill,  there  we  had  an  engagement  with  the 
British  in  which  Gen'l.  Gates  was  defeated  also 
he  flu  (flew?)  and  (illegible)  Cab  was  killed.  We 
again  got  together  at  the  crossroads  and  marched 
to  the  Dan  River  by  way  of  Salisbury  and  there 
I  received  my  discharge  from  Lieutenant  John 
Harper  which  discharge  was  burnt. 

And  in  the  year  1779  I  substituted  in  the 
place  of  David  Stewart  for  eighteen  months. 
Then  I  was  in  the  (illegible)  in  the  Moravian 
town  under  Gen'l.  Armstrong,  then  we  marched 
by  Wilkes  Courthouse  up  to  Bushs  (illegible) 
and  then  came  back  to  Surry  Courthouse. 
Then  I  enlisted  Thomas  Sarten  in  my  place 
during  the  war.  My  Captain's  name  was  Joel 
Lewis  and  William  Lewis  was  my  Col.  and  then 
I  returned  home. 

He  states  that  his  memory  is  much  shattered 
and  (illegible)  owing  to  his  age  and  he  cannot 
recollect  positively  as  to  time.  He  hereby 
relinquishes  every  claim  whatever  to  a  pension 
or  an  annuity  except  the  present  and  he  did 
(swear)?  that  his  name  is  not  on  the  pension 
roll  of  the  agency  of  any  State. 
Sworn  to  and  subscribed  the  day  and  year  afore- 
said. 

Abram  (his  X  mark)  Potter 
And    the    said    Court   as   hereby   declare   their 
opinion  that  the  above  named  applicant  was  a 
revolutionary  soldier  and  served  as  stated. 

I,  John  D.  Mims,  Clerk  of  the  Court  for 
Pike  County  do  hereby  certify  that  the  fore- 
going contains  the  exact?  proceedings  of  this 
court  in  the  matter  of  the  applicant  of  Abram 
Potter. 


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In  testimony  whereof  I  have  here- 
unto Set  my  hand  and  Seal  of  Office  this  26th 
day  of  November  1833. 

Attest:   John  D.  Mims,  Clerk 
Pike  County  Court 


Questions  Propounded  by  the  Court: 

1 .  Where  and  what  year  were  you  born? 
Answer:       I    was   born    in    Rowan   County, 
North  Carolina  in  the  year  1745. 

2.  Have  you  any  record  of  your  age  and  if  so, 
where  is  it?  Answer:  I  have,  and  its  at  my 
son  John's. 

3.  Where  did  you  live  when  called  into  service? 
Where  have  you  lived  since  the  Revolution- 
ary War  and  where  do  you  now  live?  An- 
swer: In  Surry  County,  and  the  State  of 
North  Carolina  and  have  since  lived  in  Ken- 
tucky and  do  now  live. 

4.  How  were  you  called  into  service?  Were  you 
drafted?  Did  you  volunteer  or  were  you  a 
substitute,  and  if  a  substitiute  for  whom? 
Answer:  I  enlisted  under  Capt.  John  Arm- 
strong for  two  years  and  six  months  and  a 
substitute  for  David  Stewart  under  Capt. 
Joel  L  (illegible)  for  eighteen  months. 

5.  State  the  names  of  some  of  the  Regular 
officers  who  were  with  the  troops  where 
you  served  such  as  Continental  and  Militia 
Regiments  as  you  can  recollect  and  the 
general  circumstances  of  your  service. 
Answer:  Genl.  Martin  Armstrong,  Col. 
Wm.  Lewis;  Major  Joseph  Wuston?;  Capt. 
Joel  Lewis,  and  Micajah  Lewis,  Lieutenant. 
He  states  he  enlisted  in  the  year  1777  and 
went  against  the  British  and  Tories  and  was 
in  engagements  and  in  1779  received  his 
discharge,  which  discharge  was  lost. 

6.  Did  you  ever  receive  a  discharge  from  ser- 
vice and  if  so,  by  whom  was  it  given? 
Answer:  I  received  a  discharge  from  John 
Harper,  the  Commandant  for  the  first  tour, 
the  last  I  did  not  get  any. 

7.  State  the  names  of  persons  to  who  you  are 
known  in  your  present  neighborhood  and 
who  can  testify  as  to  your  character,  for 
your  veracity  and  their  belief  of  your  ser- 
vice as  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution.  Answer: 
William  Ramey,  Esqr.;  James  Roberts,  Esqr.; 
William  Tackett,  Esqr.;  Thomas  May,  Esqr.; 
William    Ratliff,   Jr.    and   Thomas  Steward. 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY 

Read  between  the  lines  if  you  read 
Me  to  l<now  more  than  meets  the  eyes. 
Bare  words  have  no  depth  and  mislead. 

When  scanned,  a  spring  tide  will  concede 
To  neap,  and  one  cloud  wash  the  skies; 
Read  between  the  lines,  if  you  read. 

Wound  me  and  words  are  what  I  bleed. 

Sometimes  edited  to  minimize 

Bare  words,  have  no  depth  and  mislead. 

Sometimes  I  keep  no  myth  and  need 
Not  simple  words,  lines,  but  truth  of  lives; 
Read  between  the  lines  if  you  read 

To  fathom  me,  for  I  recede 

In  stanzas;  also  recognize 

Bare  words,  have  no  depth,  and  mislead 

Into  falsehoods.    Each  day  I  need 
To  bury  and  to  eulogize. 
Read  between  the  lines,  if  you  read; 
Bare  words  have  no  depth  and  mislead. 

By    Lillie  D.  Chaff  in 


Submitted  by  Dorcas  Hobbs 


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REVOLUTIONARY  WAR  SOLDIER 


Christian  Trout 

by  Clyde  Runyon 


A  digest  of  Christian  Trout's  government 
record  is  given  in  "Archives  of  the  Pioneers  of 
Tazewell  County,  Virginia,  by  Netti  Schreiner- 
Yantis.  From  this  digest  and  from  census  and 
other  records,  it  appears  that  the  following  is 
the  story  of  Christian  Trout's  life: 

Christian  Trout  was  born  at  Sharpsburgh, 
in  Washington  County,  Maryland,  in  1753, 
and  was  living  there  when  drafted  into  Revolu- 
tionary service.  Being  of  a  German  family,  at 
that  time  he  spoke  only  broken  English.  After 
the  war  he  moved  to  Virginia  and,  from  Vir- 
ginia, to  Pike  County,  Kentucky,  in  1822. 

Christian  Trout  was  on  the  Tax  Lists  of 
Tazewell  County,  Virginia,  from  1801  to  1815 
(except  for  the  year  1805  -  see  "Archives" 
referred  to  above).  In  1820,  Christian  was  listed 
in  the  census  of  Scott  County,  Virginia,  and  his 
household  was  listed  as  follows: 


MALES 
3-  (0-10) 
1  -    (16-26) 
1  -    (45  up) 


FEMALES 
2-   (0-10) 
1  -(10-16) 
1  -  (16-26) 
1  -    (26-45) 


Christian's  daughter,  "Ruthy"  Trout,  was 
married  in  Scott  County,  Virginia,  on  "Septem- 
ber the  10th".  This  was  certified  by  John  Pen- 
dleton on  March  12,  1822;  therefore  the  mar- 
riage must  have  taken  place  on  September  10, 
1821. 

In  the  meantime,  Christian  Trout  and  Eliza- 
beth Gearhart  were  married  on  September  15, 
1795,  in  Rockbridge  County,  Virginia.  ("A 
History  of  Rockbridge  County,  Virginia", 
by  Oren  F.  Morton,  lists  Christian's  marriage  to 
Elizabeth  Geehart,  or  Geerhart,  as  taking  place 
in  1795.) 

Christian's  son,  John  Trout,  was  living  in 
Floyd  County,  Kentucky,  in  1820,  and  shortly 
after  Ruth's  marriage.  Christian  left  Scott 
County  and  came  to  Pike  County,  where  he  died 
in  1847  (see  court  order). 

Pike  County,  Ky.  -  County  Court  Order 
Book  B  -  1  -  Page  265  -  November  Term  1847 
2nd  Day  (Tuesday  morning). 


"Satisfactory  Proof  was  this  day  made  in 
open  Court  that  Christian  Trout  was  a  Pensioner 
of  the  United  States  at  the  rate  of  $40  per  year 
was  a  resident  of  the  County  of  Pike  State  of 
Kentucky  and  died  in  the  State  of  Kentucky 
and  County  aforesaid  on  or  about  the  15th  day 
of  June  1847  -  and  that  said  pentioner  has  not 
drawn  a  pention  since  August  1846  at  which 
time  the  sum  of  $20  -  was  due  him  —  and  that 
he  left  a  widow  whose  name  is  Elizabeth 
Trout  -". 

Christian  Trout  applied  for  a  pension  in  Pike 
County,  Kentucky,  when  81  years  old.  (The 
court  order  was  dated  October  6,  1834,  certify- 
ing his  statement,  but  gave  no  further  informa- 
tion.) (See  page  159  in  Order  Book  A  -  later 
labeled  Book  B.) 

Elizabeth  Trout  left  Pike  County  not  long 
after  Christian's  death,  and  on  May  7,  1850 
applied  for  a  widow's  pension,  at  that  time  living 
in  Beech  Creek  Township,  Greene  County, 
Indiana,  and  being  75  years  of  age.  She  stated 
that  she  was  married  by  Elijah  Vansandt,  in 
Rockbridge  County,  Virginia,  and  that  Chris- 
tian had  died  on  June  16,  1847. 

Some  1850  census  records  of  Greene 
County,  Indiana,  are  listed  on  the  next  page. 


OLD  TIME  SUPERSTITIONS 

Warts  are  caused  by  hand/in '  toads. 

Don't  sleep  in  the  moonlight.  This  may 
cause  you  to  go  crazy. 

When  visitin',  be  sure  to  leave  your  friends' 
house  by  the  same  door  you  entered,  or  you'll 
have  a  quarrel  with  them. 

If  the  second  toe  of  a  woman  is  longer  than 
her  large  toe,  she'll  henpeck  her  husband. 

Don't  plant  cucumbers  or  beans  when  the 
sign  is  in  the  blossom,  or  they'll  bloom  too  much. 


Plant  flowers  when  the  sign  is  in  the  blos- 


som. 


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(Beech  Creek  Township) 
(Enumerated  October  7,  1850) 


Family  IMo. 
847 


866 


867 


871 


David  Trout 
Rhoda  Trout 
Delila  Trout 
John  May 

John  Trout 
Fanny  Trout 
Elisabeth  Trout 
Williann  Trout 

Harvy  Trout 
Sarah  Trout 
Rebecca  Trout 
Fanny  Trout 
Nancy  Trout 


41  M 

39  F 

18  F 

3  M 

50  M 

50  F 

22  F 

14  M 


26 
28 

5 
3 

1 


Farmer 


Farmer 


Farmer 


Value  of  R.E. 

Place  of  Birth 

500 

Va. 

Va. 

Ind. 

Ind. 

1000 

Va. 

Va. 

0. 

Ind. 

115 

Ky. 

Ten. 

Ind. 

iowa 

Ind. 

[Enumerated  October  8,  1850) 


Charles  Trout 

35 

M 

Jane  Trout 

26 

F 

Hiram  Trout 

11 

M 

Louisa  Trout 

8 

F 

Mary  E.  Trout 

6 

F 

Prisca  A.  Trout 

5 

F 

Margret  J.  Trout 

1 

F 

Mary  E.  Trout 

79 

F 

Farmer 


300 


Widow 


Va. 

Ky. 

Ky. 

Ky. 

Ky. 

Ind. 

Ind. 

Va. 


After  Christian  Trout's  death,  a  deed  was 
made  among  his  heirs,  a  digest  of  which  follows: 
Deed  from  Charles  Trout  &  Jane  Trout,  his 
wife  of  Pike  County,  Kentucky,  John  Trout 
&  Fanny  Trout,  his  wife  of  Putnam  County, 
Indiana,  Charles  Young  and  Mary  his  wife  of 
Putnam  County,  Indiana,  Tolbert  Hackwith  and 
Letty  Hackwith  his  wife  of  Floyd  County, 
Kentucky,  Henry  S.  Keithly  and  his  wife  Nancy 
Keithley;  Ruth  Johnson  and  Spurlock  Damron 
&  Sarah  Damron  his  wife  of  Pike  County,  Ken- 
tucky to  (Lewis  ?)  Trout  (looks  much  like 
"Levi")  of  Pike  County,  Kentucky  -  (considera- 
tion of  50.00  to  each  heir)  — 

Deed  dated  November  5,  1847  -  Deed 
Book  C  -  Page  180  (Pike  Co.,  Kentucky) 
Deed  conveys  (as  heirs  of  Christian  Trout 
deed)  all  of  the  estate  of  Christian  Trout  deed  in 
Pike  County,  Kentucky  —  signed  only  by  John 
Trout,  Fanny  Trout,  Charles  Trout,  Jane  Trout, 
Charles  Young,  Spurlock  Damron,  Sarah 
Damron  and  Ruth  Johnson  —  witnesses  were: 
Thomas  Price  and  James  Weddington  (Jr.?)  — 


the  deed  was  acknowledged  in  Pike  County  be- 
fore James  Weddington  JPPC  and  Thomas 
Price  JPPC  (only  one  acknowledgment)  —  re- 
corded by  John  D.  Mims  Clk. 


From  available  records,  it  appears  that 
Christian  and  Elizabeth  (Gearhart)  Trout  had 
eight  children,  as  follows: 

(1)  Mary  Trout,  married  Charles  Young 
March  12,  1812,  in  Tazewell  County,  Va.  - 
(See  "Annals  of  Tazewell  County,  Virginia", 
by  John  Newton  Harman,Sr.): 

(2)  John  Trout,  b.  ca.  1800  in  Va.,  married 
Fanny  Ray; 

(3)  Lewis  Trout  (probably  named  David 
Lewis  Trout),*  b.  ca.  1809  in  Va. 

(4)  Ruth  Trout,  married  Edward  Johnson 
September  10,  1821,  in  Scott  Co.,  Va. 

(5)  Letty  Trout,  married  Tolbert  Hack- 
worth  August  31,  1826,  in  Pike  Co.,  Ky. 

(6)  Nancy  Trout,  b.  ca.  1818  in  Va.,  mar- 


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ried  Henry  Keathley  December  28,  1834, 
in  Pike  Co.,  Ky. 

(7)  Sarah  Trout,  b.  ca.  1815  in  Va.,  mar- 
ried Spurlock  Damron  August  4,  1836, 
in  Pike  Co.,  Ky. 

(8)  Charles  Trout,  b.  ca.  1815  in  Va., 
married  Jane  Damron  July  20,  1837,  in  Pike 
Co.,  Ky. 


*NOTE:  David  Trout  was  witness  on 
letter  of  consent  when  sister,  Letty,  was 
married  in  1826;  Lewis  Trout  was  witness 
on  letter  of  consent  when  sister,  Nancy, 
was  married  in  1834;  Lewis  Trout  was 
grantee  in  deed  in  1847;  and  David  Trout 
was  listed  in  census,  not  far  from  Charles 
Trout,  in  the  1850  census  of  Greene  Co., 
Indiana. 


HER  WORLD  AND  MINE 


She  sat  upon  my  porch. 

We  spent  an  hour  or  so 

In  gossiping  and  trivial  talk. 

Then  as  she  rose  to  go 

Down  my  flower-trimmed  walk. 

She  plucked  a  petal,  idly  tearing  it  apart. 

And  simultaneously  dropped  words  that  pierced  my  heart, 

"How  you  can  waste  so  much  time 

On  these  is  beyond  me. " 

So  beautiful  and  young  she  was, 

A  modern  carbon  copy  of  ancient  Egypt's  queen. 

My  form  could  never  dare  to  compete  with  such  sheen; 

So  I  spread  beauty  by  creating  it. 

Within  my  heart  I've  built  an  inner  room 

Where  flames  an  efflorescent  glow 

That  keeps  me  warm  and  makes  my  spirit  soar. 

When  I  clutch  greedily  of  leisure  hours 

To  spend  among  my  books  and  radiant  flowers. 

Alice  J.  Kinder 

Mountain  Roots  Columnist 

Pikeville,  Kentucky 


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1835  TAX  LIST 

Pike  County,  Kentucky 


Andrew  Akers 

John  Akers,  100  acres,  Island  Creek. 

William  Adkins,  150  and  100  acres,  Big  Sandy 

Charles  Anderson,  Sr. 

Charles  Anderson,  Jr. 

Reuben  Anderson 

Noton  Adkins 

Anderson  Adkins 

William  Adkins,  60,  23,  50,  50  and  25  acres  on 
Big  Sandy,  and  50  acres  on  Big  Creek 

Melton  Adkins 

James  Adams 

James  Adkins,  50,  25,  and  50  acres  on  Grape- 
vine 

Davidson  Adkins 

Isham  Adkins,  Jr. 

Isham  Adkins,  Sr.  1 00  and  50  acres.  Big  Sandy 

Elias  Adkins,  50  acres.  Big  Sandy 

Joseph  Adkins 

Hezekiah  Adkins,  25  acres.  Marrowbone  Creek 

Howard  ?  Adkins,  100  acres,  Marrowbone  Creek 

Constatine  Adams 

William  Allen 

Bartholomew  Adams 

William  D.  Adanr^s 

William  Ashby  or  Ashley 

Joel  Adkins,  Jr. 

Henry  Adkins 

Joel  Adkins,  Sr.  50  acres.  Greasy  Creek 

William  Adkins,  50  acres.  Greasy  Creek 

John  Adkins 

Winright  Adkins,  100  acres.  Greasy  Creek 

Jesse  Adkins 

Elisha  Adkins 

John  Boling/Bolling  or  Bowling 

Joseph  Bentley 

Wesley  Belcher 

Charles  Blount 

John  Breeding 

John  Bishop,  83  acres.  Big  Sandy,  50  acres 
Island  Creek 

Elias  Bozell?,  Bazell  or  Basil 

David  Branham,  Jr. 

Jackson  Boling,  Boiling  or  Bowling 

Truner  Branham,  Jr. 

John  Branham,  150  acres,  Shelby  Creek 

James  Branham,  50  acres,  Caney  Creek 

David  Branham,  Sr.  50,  50,  50  and  25  acres, 
Caney  Creek,  25  acres,  Shelby  Creek 

William  Branaham,  25  acres,  Caney  Creek 

William  Blankenship 

Isaac  Burk 


William  Brown 

Joseph  Branham  -  not  taxed 

William  Blare/Blair 

William  Bishop 

Geroge  Bishop,  50  acres,  Sandy  River 

James  Cook 

Nicholas  Collins 

Levi  Collins,  not  taxed 

John  Cantrell,  50  acres,  Elkhorn 

Hiram  Cantrell 

Abram  Cantrell 

William  Carty,  50  acres,  Ashcamp 

John  Clay 

Nathan?  Childress 

Alexander  Clevenger 

Fleming  Childress,  100  acres,  Ferrells  Creek 

David    Campbell,    100   acres,    50  acres,  Shelby 

Creek,  200  acres,  Sandy  River 
Lenard  Collins 
Allen  Compton 
Pleasant  Childress 
Robert  D.  Callihan 

Mayo  Callihan  (or  Mayo  &  Callihan?) 
William  Cecil 

Colbert  Cecil,  50  acres,  50  acres,  Sandy  River 
Thomas   Cane/Cain,   50  acres,  Sandy   River,   % 

acre  Pikeville 
Edmond  Cooley/Conley? 
William  Campbell,  Jr.,   100  acres  Cloe  (Chloe) 

Creek 
Thomas  Chaney 
William   Campbell,  Sr.,   50  acres,   Cloe   (Chloe) 

Creek    100  acres,   Harmons   Branch   &  Cloe 

Creek 
John  Damron 
Russell  Dean 
Spurlock  Damron 
Richard  Damron 
Lazarus  Damron 
Abram  Damron 
Elizabeth  Damron,  not  taxed 
Isaac  Drake 
James  Damron,  200  acres,  Saney  River,  50  acres, 

Indian  Creek,  75  and  50  acres.  Hurricane,  50 

acres,  Elkhorn 
John  Edwards 
Bradley  Elswick 
William  Elswick 
Rebecca  Ford,  not  taxed 
Elijah  Furguson 
William    Furguson,    200   acres   and    200   acres, 

Saney  River. 


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Joseph  Furguson 

Joseph  Ford 

Daniel  Gannon 

Green  V.  Goble 

John  Gallowar 

William  Gibson,  50  acres,  Marrowbone 

Joel  Gibson 

John  Gibson 

Joseph  Gardner 

Elisha  Hopkins 

Samuel   Howell 

Samuel  Hamilton,  25  acres,  Robinson  Creek 

Samuel  Hall,  20  acres,  Shelby  Creek,  25  acres, 

Robinson  Creek,  20  acres,  Indian  Creek 
Ann?  Hamilton,  36  acres,  Robinson  Creek 
Richard  Hall,  25  and  25  acres.  Long  Fork 
Joseph  Harless 
Aaron   Harless,   50  and  50  acres.  Marrowbone, 

1,100?  acres  Sandy  River 
Delilah  Harless,  not  taxed 
Solomon  Huffman 
David  Howell 
Samuel   Hamilton,  Jr.?  (or  Sr.)  75  acres.  Long 

Fork 
George  Heaberlin,  100  acres,  Sandy  River 
Cornelious  Hopkins,  50  acres,  Adkins,  Branch 
Thomas  Hackney,  200  acres,  Sandy  River 
Thomas  Hackworth,  50  acres,  Bevins?  Branch 
Thomas  Hargis 
William  Hunt 
Tolbert  Hackworth 
Jesse  Hackworth 
Thomas  Hayton 
John  Heartsock 
Susannah  Heartsock,  not  taxed 
John  Hunt,  Sr.,  117  acres,  Sandy  River,  50  and 

70  acres.  Big  Creek 
Henry  Helvey 
Moses  Hunt 

Phillip  Hunt  -  not  taxed 
John  Hunt,  Jr. 
George  Hunt 
James  Hamilton 
Louisa    Honaker,    400   acres,    Sandy    River,    10 

acres,     Sandy    River,    500    acres,     Lykins? 

Branch,  150  acres,  Sandy  River,  6  V2  acres, 

Sandy  River 
John  Hargess,   150  acres  Saney  River,  50  acres, 

Ratliffs  Creek,  3  acres  in  Pikeville 
John  Johnson,  80  acres,  Caney  Creek 
Ann?  Johnson 

Robert  Johnson,  50  acres.  Long  Fork 
William   Johnson,   Sr.,    75  acres  and  25  acres. 

Long  Fork 
Pain  Johnson,  50  acres.  Long  Fork 
William  Johnson,  Jr. 
Nathaniel  Johnson 


Elisha    Johnson,    100   acres,   Shelby,    38   acres 

Indian  Creek 
Paton  Justice,  1  50  acres,  Sandy  River 
Sally  Justice 

George  Justice,  Jr.  50  acres,  Sandy  River 
Ira?  Justice 
Alexander  Justice 
George   Justice,   Sr.,    150   acres   and   60  acres, 

Sandy  River,  50  acres.  Hurricane 
Simeon  Justice,  250  acres,  Sandy  River,  50,  50, 

50,  21,  50,  and  50  on  Grapevine 
Booker  Justice,  50  acres,  Johnson  Branch 
Noah  Justice,  40  acres  and  50  acres,  Sandy  River 
Harold  Johnson 
William  Keathley 
Henry  Keathley  -  not  taxed 
Simpkins  Keathley,  50  acres,  Tilden?  Creek 
William  Kirk 

Polly  Kinney,  50  acres,  Robinson  Creek 
William  King,  150  acres,  Sandy  River 
Isreal  (?)  Keen 
Richard  Kiff?  Keath/Keith? 
William   Little,  60  acres  and   10  acres,  Shelby 

Creek 
William  Layne 

John  C.  Lester.  50  acres,  Russell  Fork 
William  Lowe,  50  acres.  Lick  Creek 
Johan  Morgan 
Eli  Mead 
James  Morgan 
William  McCallister 
John  Ch  Mullins,  300  acres  and  50  acres,  Shelby 

Creek 
Taundy  Mullins 
John  Marrs 
Thomas  May,  800  acres,  Shelby  Creek,  20,  50, 

50,    and   50,    Robinson  Creek,   50,   50,   50, 

50,  50,  and  100  acres  Wolf?  Creek 
Hughey  McCown,  25  acres,  Indian  Creek 
Ambros  Mullins 
William  B.  Mullins 
Booker  Mullins 
William  B.  H.  Mullins 
Booker  Mullins,  30  acres,  Beefhide 
Smith  Mullins,  25  acres,  Beefhide 
Solomon  Mullins,  209  and  50  acres,  Shelby 
Jacob  Mullins 
Alexander  Mullins 
John  Mullins,  Sr.,  150  acres,  Shelby 
Peter  Mullins 
John  Mullins,  Jr. 
William  L.  H.  Mullins,  50  and  150  acres,  Shelby, 

50  acres,  Elkhorn 
William  More/Moore 
Sherwood  Mullins 
John  More/Moore 
Walter  Matney 


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David  Matney 

Aaron  Moore 

James  Mays 

Ehud  Mays 

James  Morgan,  Jr. 

William  Morgan 

Isaac   Moore,    100  acres,    Elkhorn,  50  and  75 

acres,  Marrowborne 
Samuel  IVarrs 
Jacob  Miller 
Stephen  Mitchel 
John  Mutter 
Benjamin  McClanahan 
Martin  Mims,  50  acres,  Sandy  River 
John  D.  Mims,  30  acres,  Sandy  River,  y2  acre  in 

Pikeville 
Alfred  H.  Nelson? 
Peggy  Newsom,  50  acres,  Shelby 
Harrison  Newsom 

Frederick  Newsom,  25  acres,  Shelby 
Harrison  Newsom  (possible  duplication) 
Frederick   Newsom,  25  acres,  Shelby,  (possible 

duplication) 
Hartwell  Newsom,  50  acres,  Beefhide 
Henry  Newsome,  25  acres,  Beefhide 
John  Nunnery 
Benjamin  Osborn 

Hiram  Osborn,  50  acres,  Indian  Creek 
Jeremiah  Osborn 

Thomas  Owens,  Jr.,  100  acres,  Sandy  River 
Thomas   Owens,    Sr.,    50   acres  Talbot?   Creek, 

150  acres,  Sandy   River,    100,  60  and  100 

acres,  Sandy  River,  400  acres,  Sandy  River 
James  Owens 
Arnold    Perry,  62  acres  and   150  acres.   Island 

Creek 
Benjamin  Potter,  50  acres,  Elkhorn 
Abram  Potter 

Richard  Potter,  50  acres,  Sandy  River 
Isaac  Plyman 

David  Polly,  Jr.,  1 00  acres.  Dry  Fork  of  Shelby 
David    Polly,   Sr.,    300  acres,  Sandy   River,   50 

acres  Chloe  Creek  50  acres.  Red  Creek 
Richard  Parson 
David  Powell 
George  Powell,  200  acres,  Sandy  River,  50  acres. 

Marrowbone,  50  acres  Lick  Creek,  50  acres, 

Powell's  Creek 
Thomas  Powell,  200  acres.  Marrowbone 
Jesse  Phillips,  29  acres.  Grapevine 
Thomas  Price 
Crabtree  Price  -   not  taxed  -  650  acres,  Sandy 

River 
William  Quillen 

Robert  Ramsey,  50  acres,  Sandy  River 
Daniel  Ramsey,  100  acres,  Shelby  Creek 


William    Ratliff,    Jr.,    100,    100,    and   50  acres, 

Sandy  River,  200  acres,  Harmon's  Branch 
George  W.  Ramsey,  1 00  acres,  Shelby  Creek 
James  Roberts,  Jr.,  50  acres,  Shelby  Creek,  50 

acres  Elkhorn 
James  Roberts,  Sr.,  70,  30  and  50  acres,  Shelby 

Creek,  25  acres,  Caney  Creek 
Corneilious  Roberts,  75,  25  acres,  Caney  Creek, 

100  acres.    Flat   Lick?,   200  acres,   Elkhorn 
John  W.  Ray,  50  acres,  Robinson  Creek 
John  Ray,  50  acres,  Robinson  Creek 
Jesse  Ray 
Silas  Ratliff,  Jr. 

Moses  Ramey,  200  acres,  Elkhorn 
John  Ramey 
William    Ramey,   800,  50,  and  50  acres,  Sandy 

River,    100,    100,   50,  50,  50  and  50  acres, 

Elkhorn,  50  acres,  Turkey?  and  50  acres  in 

Lawrence  County. 
Daniel  Ramey 
David  Rowe 
James  Rowe,  Sr. 

John  Rowe,  Jr.  300  acres,  Sandy  River 
Jonathan  Rowe,  25  acres,  Sandy  River 
Reuben  Rowe 

Richard  Robinson,  100  acres,  Sandy  River 
John  Ratliff,  Jr.,  100  and  50  acres,  McCoy? 

Creek?  50  acres.  Raccoon 
John  H.  Reynolds 

Silas  Ratliff,  100  acres,  72  acres,  Saney  River 
William  Ratliff,  T'son 
Thomas  Ratliff,  150  acres.  Lick  Branch 
Stephen  Ratliff 
William  Ratliff,  St'son 
William  Robinson 
Joseph  Ratliff 
John  Ratliff,  Jr. 
Charles  Rowe 
Stephen  Rowe 
Elizabeth  Rowe,  80  acres  Saney  River,  50  acres, 

C.  ?  Creek 
Richard    Ratliff,    100  acres,  Sandy   River,    100 

acres,  Caney?  Creek,  200  acres  Sandy  River 
Richard  Ratliff 
William  Ratliff,  Sr.,  100  acres,  Sandy  River,  50, 

50,  50  and  50  acres.  Island  Creek,  100  acres, 

Elkhorn 
Nathan  Ratliff  -  not  taxed 
David  Robinson 

James?  Ratliff,  Jr.  100  acres,  Sandy  River 
Richard  P.  Robinson,  100,  75,  100  acres,  Sandy 

River 
Lucas  Sword,  100  acres,  Sandy  River 
Archibald  Slone  -  not  taxed 
James  Swiney,  50  acres.  Marrowbone 
John  Sword,  36,  165,  and  45  acres.  Island  Creek 


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Frances   Sword,    150   and    1300?   acres,    Chloe 

Creek 
John  Shockey,  50,  150,  50  and  50  Stone  Coal, 

67  acres,  Joe's  Creek 
John  Stone  or  Sione 
James   Sione,   Sr.    100,   50,    150,    100,  and   50 

acres,  Sandy  Rivrer,  50,  100  and  50  acres, 

Pompey's  Creek 
Aggy  Smith 
Joab  Sione:  Jonancy? 
Melia  Sione 

Lewis  Sowards,  50  acres  -  Shelby  Creek 
Elijah  Sione 
Frederick  Sione 
John  Sione 

Phillip  Strother  -  not  taxed 
Jacob  Sick/Syck,  1 50  acres,  Chloe  Creek 
William  Smith 
Moses  Sowards 
Francis  Tackett 

George  Tackett,  100  acres,  Long  Fork 
George  Tackett 

William  Tackett,  Sr.,  50,  44,  and  50  acres,  Shel- 
by Creek,  25  acres.  Long  Fork 
Phillip  Tackett 
Moses  Tackett 

William  Tackett,  Jr.,  50  acres,  Long  Fork 
Martin  Thornsbury 
John  Thornsbury 

Elisha  Thacker,  60  acres,  Sandy  River 
Reuben  Thacker 
Christian  Trout  -  not  taxed,  1 17  acres,  Harmon's 

Creek 
Charles  Trout 
Lewis  Trout 
Fried  Terry 
Randolph  Thacker 

Daniel  Vanover,  50  acres,  Caney  Creek 
Jacob  Weddington  -  not  taxed 
John  J.  Weddington 

Zachariah  Walters,  50  acres,  Sandy  River 
Beaston  E.  Williamson  290  and  50  acres.  Feds 

Creek 
Henry  Weddington,    150  and  200  acres,  Sandy 

River 
William  Weddington 
Jacob  Weddington,  25  acres,  Cowpen 


Albin  or  Allen  Adkins 

Stanford  Atwood 

Russell  Anders 

Paul  Alley,  75  acres,  Tug  River 

Winston  Adkins,  50  acres,   Peter  Creek 

Hutson  Blackburn,  50  acres,  Johns  Creek 

Thomas  Blackburn 


Stephen  Bishop,  50  acres.  Raccoon 

Joseph  Bevins 

Thomas  Bevins,  Jr.?  or  Sr.?  -  not  taxed 

George  Bevins,  50  acres  and  50  acres.  Big  Creek 

John  Burgett 

Hutson  Blackburn 

William  Blackburn 

Moses  Ball,  1 00  and  1 00  acres,  Pond  Creek 

John  Blackbtrn 

Thomas  Bevins,  75  and  50  acres,  Johns  Creek, 

50    and    50    acres.    Big    Creek,    410   acres, 

mouth  of  Miller's  Creek 
Samuel  Boswell,  30  and  50  acres,  Johns  Creek 
James  Bevins,  1 00  acres,  Johns  Creek 
John  Bevins,   100  acres,  John  Creek,  111  acres, 

Turkey  Creek,  50  acres  Burshy  Creek. 
Edward  Collins 

Frederick  Charles  -  60  acres.  Raccoon 
George  Charles,  not  taxed,  50  acres.  Raccoon 
David  Charles,  50  acres,  Peter  Creek 
Thomas  Canada,  1 00  acres.  Tug  Fork 
Andrew  Canada,  50  acres.  Blackberry 
Eli  Canada,  80  acres,  Blackberry 
Thomas  Cecil,    156,   50,   50,  28,  and  25  acres. 

Raccoon,  80,    100,    100,   and  50  acres.  Big 

Sandy,    50   and   100  acres,  Winn's  Branch, 

100  acres,  Joe's  Creek 
James  J.   or   F.   Cecil,   50  and  50  acres,  Johns 

Creek 
Jacob  Cline,  500  acres.  Tug  River 
Peter  Cline 

Daniel  Coleman,  50  acres,  Peter  Creek 
Carter  Coleman 

Stephen  Coleman,  50  acres,  Peter  Creek 
Daniel  Coleman,  50  acres,  Peter  Creek 
Carter  Coleman 

Stephen  Coleman,  50  acres,  Peter  Creek 
Daniel  Coleman,  100  acres,  Peter  Creek 
Michael    Charles,    50   acres,    Peter   Creek   -  not 

taxed 
John  Charles,  50  and  50  acres,  Peter  Creek 
Russell  Clevenger,  30  acres,  John  Creek 
Hiram  Clark,  50  and  50  acres,  John  Creek 
Samuel  Cecil,  100  acres,  John  Creek 
Anderson  Collinsworth 
Moses  Collinsworth 
Edmond  Clark,   118,  50,  50,  50  and  180  acres, 

Johns  Creek 
John  Davis 
John   Deskins,   150  acres.  Tug  River,  60  acres. 

Mouth  of  Pond 
Henry  Davis 

Job  Deen,  50  and  50  acres,  Johns  Creek 
Jonathan  Deboard 
Thomas  Fuller,  100  acres.  Raccoon 
Jesse  Fuller,  50  acres,  Joes  Creek 
James  Ferguson 


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John  Ferrell,  Sr.,  100  acres,  Blackberry,  50  acres 

Tug  River,  not  taxed 
Preston  Fields,  not  taxed 
William  Francis 
John  Frederick 

Richard  Ferrel,  19  acres.  Tug  River  -  not  taxed 
John  Ferrel,  50  acres.  Tug  River  -  not  taxed 
John  Ferrel 
Malachi  Furguson 

John  F.  Fletcher,  40  acres.  Brushy  Creek 
Peter  Fulkerson,  40  acres,  Tug  River  -  not  taxed 
Mark  Finley 

Edward  Goff,  50  acres,  Raccoon 
Samuel  Hess 
Thomas  Hunt 
John  Hensley 
Floyd  Hensley 
Furel?  Hatfield 
Joseph   Hatfield,   50,   50,  50,  50  and  50  acres, 

Tug  River 
Ephriam  Hatfield 
George  Hatfield 
William  Hatfield 
Ephriam  Hatfield 

Ferrel  James/or  Jones,  50  acres.  Tug  River 
Elizabeth  Justice,  not  taxed 
William  Justice 
James  Jones 
John  Jones 

Mary  Jones,  10  acres.  Big  Creek  -  not  taxed 

James  Jackson 

Larkin  Jackson 

Isaac  Jackson 

Simeon  Jackson 

Minatree  Jones 

George  Justice 

Lewis  King 

Richard  Keesee,  50  acres.  Pond  Creek 

John  King,  Sr. 

John  Keesee,  100  and  50  acres.  Pond  Creek, 
50  acres,  Big  Creek 

John  King,  Jr.,  38  and  50  acres  Johns  Creek 

Franklin  King,  130  and  50  acres,  John  Creek 

Bud  Lockhart 

David  Lee 

John  Lackey,  50  acres.  Big  Creek 

Andrew  Lee 

Solomon  Lane 

John  Lickens/Likens 

Pharmer  Lesley,  68  and  50  acres,  Johns  Creek, 
33,  50  and  211   acres.  Sycamore,  50  acres. 
Miller  Creek   50  and   55  acres,  Buffalo,  50 
acres.  Brushy  Creek 

Allen  Lesley,  200,  50,  50,  56,  and  50  acres, 
Johns  Creek  50  and  50  acres.  Sycamore, 
110  acres,  Johns  Creek,  600  acres.  Big 
Sandy,  87  acres.  Big  Sandy 


Amos  Lesley 

Martin  Lesley,  275,  100,  50,  50  and  50  acres, 

Johns  Creek,  60  acres.  Sycamore,  50  acres, 

Buffalo 
Orrison  R.  Lowe 

George  Mainor,  30  acres,  Johns  Creek 
James   Mainor,    100   acres,   Johns   Creek   -   not 

taxed  50  acres,  Johns  Creek 
Sampson  Mainor  -  not  ta>ed 
Thomas  McColly,   128,  50,  50  and  100  acres. 

Raccoon  -  not  taxed 
George  Mutter 
James  McColly 
John  McCoy,  50  acres.  Burning  Fork,  60  acres. 

Raccoon 
Richard  McCoy 

Richard  Mainard,  50  acres.  Pond  Creek 
John  McCoy,  Jr. 

Abraham  Miller,  1 10  and  50  acres.  Tug  Fork 
Hiram  Murry 

Samuel  McCoy,  150  acres.  Pond  Creek 
Daniel  May 
Thomas  McCoy 
Gideon  May 

Thomas  Mathes,  50  and  50  acres.  Brushy 
Charles  Mainor 
Isaac  Mainor 
Christopher  Mainor 

James  Mainor,  50,  50,  and  50  acres.  Brushy 
Richard  MacLare/MacCare? 
Joseph  McCoy,  50  and  50  acres.  Brushy 
Mark  Mainord,  50  acres.  Brushy 
David  Mainord,  50  and  50  acres,  Johns  Creek, 

100  acres.  Pond  Creek 
Zachariah  Phillips,  300  acres,  Johns  Creek 
George  Parsons,  100  and  50  acres.  Raccoon 
Joseph  Porter,  50  and  50  acres.  Big  Creek 
James  Parks 
Allen  Pinson,  80,   50,  50,  50  and  50  acres  on 

Johns  Creek 
Aaron  Pinson 

Jarrot  Pinson,  200  acres,  Johns  Creek 
William   Pinson,  64,   24,  and   100  acres,  Johns 

Creek 
Henry    Pinson,    137,    50,    and    50  acres,  Johns 

Creek 
Thomas  Preston,  50  acres,  Joe's  Creek 
Elijah  Paten?/Patton 
Jno.  N.  Richardson 
John  Rains 

Aaron  Runyon,  50  acres.  Pond  Creek 
Henry  Runyon 
John  Runyon 
Reuben  Retherford 
William  Roberds?/Roberts 
Robert  Retherford,  100  acres.  Tug  Fork 
James  Robinson 


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Isom  Romans 

William  Romans 

James  Romans 

Henry  Smith,    100,    100,  and  100  acres,  Johns 

Creek  50  acres,  Dick's  Fork 
Jeremaih  Smith,  25  acres,  Meathouse 
Isaac  Smith,  50,  25,  and  50  acres,  Meathouse 
Martin  Smith,  50  acres,  Johns  Creek 
Wilham/William  Staton 
Charles  Staton 

John  Smith,  50  acres.  Big  Creek 
Joseph  Stepp,  100  and  50  acres.  Big  Creek 
Thomas  Stepp,  250  acres.  Big  Creek 
Moses  Stepp 

James  Slater,  300  acres.  Big  Creek 
Jesse  Shepherd 
Aly  Smith 
Henry  Smith,  Jr. 
John  Samson 
Absolum  Smith 

Robert  Sprigs,  50  acres,  Johns  Creek 
William   Scott,    108,    50,   and    50  acres,  Johns 

Creek 
Hiram  Stratton 

Andrew  Scott,  50  and  50  acres,  Johns  Creek 
Henry  Stratton 
John  Scott 
Milton  Stratton 
Jacob  Smith 

Samuel  Tailor/Taylor,  50  acres,  Johns  Creek 
Nathaniel  Thacker,  20  acres,  Johns  Creek 
William  Thompson 

Elizabeth  Thompson,  50  acres.  Raccoon 
William  Tailor/Taylor 
John  Thompson 
William  Thorpe 

Absolem  Thacker,  1  50  and  50  acres.  Blackberry 
Alexander  Varney 

Andrew  Varney,  100  acres.  Tug  River 
Hammon   Williamson,    47  or  470  acres,  Johns 

Creek 
John  Williamson,  50  and  50  acres,  Johns  Creek 
Reason  Wilder 

Benjamin  Williamson,  Jr.,  100  acres.  Tug  River 
Benjamin  Williamson,  50  acres,  Big  Creek 
Elijah  Williamson 
Moses  Webb 

John  Wolford,  50  acres,  Peter  Creek 
John  Williamson,  Jr.,  450  acres.  Big  Creek    100 

and    100    acres.    Long    Branch,    100   acres, 

Turkey,  100  acres,  Tug  River 
William  Williams,  1 25,  1 00,  60,  50,  and  50  acres, 

Johns  Creek 


Barnabus  Johnson,  108,  80,  and  60  acres,  Johns 
Creek,  50  and  50  acres.  Brushy,  225  acres, 
Wolf?  Creek 

Tax  list  dated  -  3  July  1835  -  End 

Transcribed  from  microfilm  and  contributed 
by  Dorcas  M.  Hobbs 


ANGELINE  OF  IVIY  DREAMS 

I  know  this  ancien t  p lace. 

Its  mossy  mound. 

Crumbling  stone  and  lonely  ground. 

This  place  knows  me. 

We  mourned  you,  Angeline. 
Your  bruis'ed  babe  and  you. 
On  a  rainy  day,  in  another  time, 
In  this  same  space. 

Beneath  the  glistening  shroud 
Of  black  umbrella  and  emerald  pine. 
We  trailed  your  creaking  carriage 
To  this  muddy  grave. 

"From  dust  thou  art. 
And  to  such  return," 
Bewailed  the  woeful  eulogist. 
"Even  as  a  vapor  that  was. 
This  woman  is  no  more. " 

Thus  swallowed  by  the  clay. 

You  were  not,  and  I  was  not  .   .   .    that  day. 

Yet  you  are,  because  I  am. 

For  somewhere  in  your  grieving  children 

Was  I  found. 

Lorraine  J.  Layne 
Harold,  Kentucky 


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DEATH  RECORDS  FROM 

POND  CREEK  REGULAR  BAPTIST 

CHURCH  MINUTES 


by  Clyde  Runyon 


DEATH  RECORDS,  found  in  Minutes  of  Pond 
Creek  Regular  Baptist  ("Primitive  Baptist") 
Church,  located  near  Belfry,  Pike  County, 
Kentucky.  (In  records  for  period  from  1843  to 
1949.)   Copied  by  Clyde  Runyon. 

(These  records  gave  name  and  date  of  death.) 

Pricy  Alley-  May  2,  1920 

Rena  Alley- July  6,  1909 

Nancy  Ball  -April  26,  1947 

Columbia  Blackburn  -  Sept.  6,  1949 

Octiva  Blackburn  -  Feb.  27,  1939 

Rachel  Burris  -  April  11,  1855 

Henderson  Chapman  -  May  19,  1933 

Pricy  Ela-  March  20,  1934 

Ali  Farley-  Sept.  24,  1920 

Columbia  Farley  -  Nov.  5,  1933 

Jane  (Scoot)  Farley  -  March  3,  1937 

Jefferson  Farley-  Oct.  16,  1894 

Lucy  Farley-  March  27,  1906 

Matilda  Farley  -  Feb.  24,  1900  -  (Probably  date 

of  death.) 
Nancy  J.  Farley  -  March  2,  1930 
Rozettie  Farley  -  May  31,  1947 
Samuel  Farley,  Sr.  -  March  16,  1876 
T.  G.  Farley -Sept.  14,  1911 
Jane  Runyon  Ford  -  "Feb.  25" 
John  Fredric-  Feb.  2,  1930 
Martha  Frederick  -  Sept.  3,  1933 
("Elder")  A.  Hatfield  -  March  6,  1920 
Levicy  Hatfield  -  March  5,  1894 
Polley  Hatfield-  March  15,  1920 
Clary  Hunt-  Oct.  5,  1887 
Henry  Hunt-  Nov.  17,  1928 
Jane  Hunt-  Feb.  28,  1925 
Lucenda  Hunt-  (Dec.  4,  1898?)  (Probably  date 

of  death.) 
Thomas  Hunt-  Jan.  10,  1884 
Aaron  Lowe  -  Jan.  25,  1866 
Rebecca  Lowe-  "November  1858" 
Sally  Lowe-  March  19,  1859 
Daniel  May-  April  4,  1871 
Alvis  Mainard  -  Jan.  30,  1867 
Eby  Mainner-  "Nov.  1852" 
Elizabeth  Mainord  -  May  10,  1850 
Harrett  Maynard  -  Feb.  25,  1899 
John  McCoy-  Sept.  14,  1882 
Nancy  Murphy  -  April  3,  1925 
Sarah  A.  Picklesimer  -  March  19,  1943 
Jane  Retherford  -  "1883" 
John  Retherford  -  June  7,  1926 


Levicy  Retherford  -  Nov.  3,  1894 

Milly  Retherford  -  Sept.  1,  1892 

Polly  Retterford  -  May  15,  1865 

Reubin    Reatherford    -    March    10,    1876   (Also 

listed  March  18, /76) 
W.  A.  Retherford  -  Sept.  14,  1928 
J.  D.  Riffe- Jan.  14,  1931 
Louisa  Jane  Riffe  -  July  8,  1935 
Adron  Runyon  -  July  18,  1859 
Hannah  Runyon  -  March  5,  1857 
Henry  Runyoun  -  Sept.  1 1,  1859 
Jane  Runyon  -  May  30,  1883  (June  marked  out.) 
Levada  Runyon  -  Sept.  9,  1907 
Marget  Runyon  -  July  12,  1899 
Martha  Runyons-  "Deceased  1870" 
OIley  Runyon  -July  27,  1896 
Pricy  Runyon  -  June  1,  1885  ("at  llo'clock  in 

the  morning") 
T.  W.  Runyon  -  Feb.  18,  1920 
A.J.Scott-  "1922" 
Daniel  Scott- July  10,  1885 
Emma  Scott  -  Dec.  7,  1933 
Esther  Scott -July  15,  1931 
Harret  Scott-  Feb.  26,  1918 
Jane  Scott  (Hunt)  -  June  30,  1929 
ThosJ.  Stacy  -Aug.  4,  1932 
Charles  Staton  -  May  13,  1860 
Nancy  Staton  -  May  4,  1889 
Texie  Tacket  -  Sept.  11,  1920 
Sally  Taylor-  Dec.  20,  1903 
Babe  Thompson  -  Feb.  25,  1905 
Stephen  Trout  -  Jan.  1,  1893 
Matilda  Varney  -  Sept.  22,  1940 
Piety  Varney-  Feb.  16,  1889 
Eli  Williams  -  Nov.  28,  1887  (Also  listed  Nov. 

18,  1887.) 
Jane  Woolford  -  (Dec.  14,  1899?)  (Probably 

date  of  death.) 


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1860  MORTALITY  CENSUS 

Pike  County,  Kentucky 

(Transcribed  from  microfilm  by  Dorcas  Hobbs) 


(Persons  who  died   in   Pike  County,   Kentucky 
between  June  1859  and  June  1860) 
Rebecca   Akers,   age  74  years,   female,  widow, 
born   in   Virginia,   died   March    1860,  consump- 
tion, ill  30  days. 

Rebecca  Case,  age  53  years,  female,  widow, 
born  in  North  Carolina,  died  April  1860,  cancer, 
ill  2  years. 

Cynthia  May,  age  1   year,  female,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  January  1860,  croup,  ill  30  days. 
Nancy   Roberts,  age  52  years,  female,  married, 
born   in   Virginia,   died   March    1860,   uclers,   ill 
18  months. 

Hannah  Tackett,  age  8  months,  female,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  May  1860,  hives,  ill  4  months. 
William   Branham,  age   17  years,  male,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  May  1860,  cold,  ill  55  days. 
Daniel    Roberts,  age  5  months,   male,   born   in 
Kentucky,  died  April  1860,  cold,  ill  5  days. 
Wilson   Newsome,  age  25  years,  male,  married, 
born   in   Kentucky,  died   December  1859,  con- 
sumption, ill  1  year. 

Abner  Elswick,  age  2  months,  male,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  April  1860,  hives,  ill  3  days. 
Sarah  Rains,  age  3  years?,  female,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  March  1860,  scarlet  fever,  ill  26  days. 
Jane  Thacker,  age  1  month,  female,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  December  1859,  cause  not  known, 
ill  1  5  days. 

Sophia  Rowe,  age  81  years,  female,  married, 
born  in  North  Carolina,  died  April  1860,  side 
pleurisy,  ill  5  days. 

W.  J.  Childers,  age  1  month,  male,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  August  1859,  cause  not  known, 
ill  3  days. 

Monteville  Rowe,  age  1  year,  male  ,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  November  1859,  hives,  ill  7  days. 
Easter  Mullins,   age  21    years,   female,  married, 
born  in  Kentucky,  died  May  1860,  cold,  ill  60 
days. 

Solomon  Bentley,  age  31  years,  male,  married, 
born  in  Kentucky,  died  May  1860,  scrofula, 
ill  6  months. 

William  Bentley,  age  45  years,  male,  married, 
born  in  Kentucky,  died  March  1860,  cancer, 
ill  2  years. 

Mary  Blankenship,  age  22  years,  female,  mar- 
ried, born  in  Kentucky,  died  May  1860,  cold, 
ill  5  months. 

Charles  Rowe,  age  9  years,  male,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  December  1859,  cause  not  known, 
ill  3  days. 


Charlotte  Charles,  age  85  years,  widow,  born  in 
Virginia,  died  August  1859,  dropsy,  ill  6  weeks. 
Jane  Justice,  age  2  years,  female,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  February  1860,  fever,  ill  6  days. 
Thomas  McGuire,  age  5  years,  male,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  October  1859,  whooping  cough, 
ill  3  weeks. 

John  Adkins,  age  1  year,  male,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  March  1860,  cause  not  known,  ill 
3  weeks. 

Nancy  Blackburn,  age  17  years,  female,  married, 
born  in  Kentucky,  died  October  1859,  fall  from 
a  horse,  ill  2  weeks. 

Sabrina  Kendrick,  age  1  month,  female,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  May  1860,  hives,  ill  10  days. 
Nancy   Slone,   age   2   months,  female,   born   in 
Kentucky,  died  September  1859,  hives,  ill   .   . 
?  days. 

Thomas  N.  Blackburn,  age  4  years,  male,  born 
in  Kentucky,  died  December  1859,  cause  not 
known,  ill  5  days. 

Simeon  Justice,  age  73  years,  male,  married, 
born  in  Virginia,  died  February  1860,  palsy, 
ill  4  days. 

Elizabeth  Hackney,  age  9  months,  female, 
born  in  Kentucky,  died  September  1859,  flux, 
ill  7  days. 

Louisa  Hackney,  age  3  months,  female,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  May  1860,  whooping  cough, 
ill  18  days. 

Monteville  Rowe,  age  4  years,  male,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  September  1859,  bold  hives, 
ill  18  days. 

Marion  Williamson,  age  8  years,  male,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  October  1859,  dropsy,  ill  60 
days. 

M.V.B.  Conawa  (Conaway  or  Canada?),  age  12 
years,  male,  born  in  Kentucky,  died  March 
1860,  scarlet  fever,  ill  3  days. 
Delila  King,  age  34  years,  female,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  April  1860,  inflamatoryrheumetism, 
ill  15  days. 

William  Johnson,  age  60  years,  male,  married, 
born  in  Virginia,  died  July  1859,  cause  not 
known,  ill  10  days. 

Barbary  Scott,  age  15  years,  female,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  March  1860,  gravel,  ill  18  days. 
Barbary  Scott?,  age  3  years,  female,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  December  1859,  typhoid,  ill 
50  days. 

Elizabeth  Robinson,  age  9  years,  female,  born 
in    Kentucky,    died   October    1859,    dropsy,   ill 


45 


7  weeks. 

Amy  Dils,  age  1  month,  female,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  February  1860,  cause  not  known. 
Rebecca  Bond,  age  53  years,  female,  widow, 
born  in  Kentucky,  died  July  1859,  consump- 
tion, ill  1 1  weeks. 

Acey?  Blankenship,  age  1  year,  female,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  June  1859,  bold  hives,  ill  90 
days. 

Rebecca  Deskins,  age  65,  widow,  female,  born  in 
Virginia,  died  February  1860,  palsy,  ill  9  days. 
Henry  Varney,  age  8  years,  male,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky died  July  1869,  flux,  ill  8  days. 
Alexander  Varney,   age  2  years,  male,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  July  1859,  flux,  ill  8  days. 
America  Williamson,  age  3  years,  female,  born  in 
Kentucky,    died    August    1859,    bilious    fever, 
ill  8  days. 

Levicy  Ann  Williamson,  age  9  months,  female, 
born  in  Kentucky,  died  August  1859,  bilious 
fever,  ill  7  days. 

Adron  Runyon,  age  58  years,  male  married, 
born  in  Virginia,  died  July  1859,  liver  disease, 
ill  7  days. 

Irene  Runyon,  age  1  month,  female,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  November  1859,  cause  not 
known,  ill  9  days. 

Juda  Dils,  age  10  years,  female,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  August  1  859,  flux,  ill  20  days. 
James  M.  Runyon,  age  2  years,  male,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  August  1859,  flux,  ill  10  days. 
M.  Hatfield,  age  51  years?  5  days?,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  November  1859,  cause  not  known, 
ill  3  days. 

Sarah  Hatfield,  age  3  months,  female,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  IVlay  1860,  cause  not  known, 
ill  1  7  days. 

J.T.  or  J.F.  Hatfield,  age  3  years,  male,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  August  1859,  croup,  ill  7  days. 
H.M.D.  Blankenship,  age  1  year,  male,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  December  1859,  cause  not 
known,  ill  4  days. 

Albert  Blankenship,  age  3  years,  male,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  November  1859,  cause  not 
known,  ill  9  days. 

Marion  Coleman,  age  3  months,  male,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  September  1859,  cause  not 
known,  ill  9  days. 

Avery  Varney,  age  2  years,  male,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  January  1860,  cause  not  known, 
ill  9  days. 

Mary?  Johnson,  age  30  years,  married,  female, 
born  in  Kentucky,  died  April  1860,  consump- 
tion, ill  3  months. 

Maridy  or  Mariby  Ratliff,  age  92  years,  female, 
widow,    born    in    Virginia,  died  January   1860, 


cause  not  known,  ill  1  month. 
John  Tyler,  age  3  years,  male,  born  in  Tennes- 
see,   died    October    1859,    whooping  cough,   ill 
12  days. 

Louisa  Price,  age  8  months,  female,  born  in 
Kentucky,  died  December  1859,  whooping 
cough,  ill  2  months. 

months,  female,   born   in 
1859,  cause  not  known. 


months,  female,   born   in 
1859,  cause  not  known. 


Julia    Horton,    age   3 

Kentucky,  died  June 

ill  5  days. 

Eliza    Horton,   age  3 

Kentucky,  died  June 

ill  5  days. 

Charles  Miller,  age  62  years,  male,  married,  born 

in    Virginia,    died  September   1859,  dropsy,   ill 

15  days. 

Frederick  Charles,  age  50  years,  male,  married, 

born    in   Virginia,  died   November   1859,  cause 

not  known,  ill  9  days. 

Patsy   Keathley,  age  44  years,  female,  married, 

born  in  Kentucky,  died  May  1860,  liver  disease, 

ill  3  months. 

Rebecca    May,    age   35  years,  female,   married, 

born  in  Virginia,  died  December  1859,  cause  not 

known,  ill  2  months. 

Martha  J.  Sparks,  age  7  years,  female,  born  in 

Kentucky,  died  September   1859,   fever,   ill  10 

days. 

Susanna  Justice,  age  36  years,  female,  married, 

born  in  Kentucky,  died  March  1860,  cause  not 

known,  ill  2  days. 


POSSUM  AND  CHESTNUTS 

Skin  possum,  remove  the  kernel  from 
under  the  front  legs.  Cut  off  all  excess  fat. 
Rub  inside  and  out  with  salt  and  pepper, 
and  set  in  cool  place.  Stuff  with  chestnuts, 
apple  sauce  and  bread  crumbs  in  equal  pro- 
portions. Cover  with  slices  of  sweet  potato, 
one  cup  boiling  water,  one-half  cup  catsup. 
Bake  and  baste  often  until  tender. 


46 


CIVIL  WAR  RECORDS 


The  information  of  this  article  came  from  a 
book  handed  down  to  a  daughter  of  William 
Wesley  Meade,  Sgt.  in  Company  "C"  of  the 
10th  Kentucky  Calvary  Regiment,  which  had 
many  Pike  County  men  in  it.  The  daughter, 
Gertrude,  was  the  mother  of  Marvin  Thacker. 
His  wife,  Beatrice,  loaned  the  book  to  a  friend 
and,  apparently,  parts  of  it  were  transcribed  into 
a  typed  manuscript.  A  copy  of  these  pages  was 
given  to  The  Pike  County  Historical  Society 
several  years  later.  There  seems  to  be  two  or 
three  categories  of  records.  There  is  no  way  of 
checking,  because  the  original  now  lies  in  the 
casket  with  Gertrude  Thacker!  Marvin  and 
Beatrice,  a  retired  teacher,  moved  from  Phyllis 
to  the  Virginia  tidewater  area  several  years  ago. 

The  front  page  seems  to  be  a  list  of  medics 
and  patients  of  John  Shrader,  M.D.,  whose  home 
address  was  197  E.  Broadway,  New  York. 
Three  pages  of  names  "rolls",  which  seem  to  be 
records  by  Sergeant  Mead,  follow.  The  last 
four  pages  are  the  surgeon's  diary  from  May  9, 
1861  to  December  13,  1861. 


Wm.  V.  Vaughn  -  14  K.  Co  C.  Rhem.  Adm. 

June  5 
James  Burns.  D.  -  Adm.  June  5,  Fr  arm,  etc 
John  A.  Smith  H  -  Adm.  June  5 
Ky  Littell  (  a  nurse?) 

Serg.  John  Reader  Co  H  5  Ky.  -  Adm.  June  6 
Wesley  Fields  -  Co  D.,  19  K  -  Adm.  June  6,  62? 
Allen  Couch  -  Co  D.,  19  K    Adm.  June  6,  62? 
Samuel  Parker  -  Co  K.,  14,  Ky.  -  Adm.  June  7, 

Chronic  Drawboc? 
H.  R.  Carter  -  Co  D.,  14,  Ky.  -  Adm.  June  8, 

Dyspepsin 
Sergt.  C.B.  Moore  -  Co  D.  14  Ky.  -  Adm.  June  8, 

Debility 
Alfred  J.  Kite  -  Co  4  T  -  Adm.  June  6,  Diarrhia 
Dempsey  M, 

stipated 
Wm.  Carter 

rhod 
J.    E.    Dyer  -  4  Tenn.  -  Adm.  June  6,  Pleurisy 

case 
Harris  English  -  4  Tenn. 


Howard  -  4  T  -  Adm.  June  6,  Con- 
4  Tenn.  -  Adm.  June  6,  Chr.  Diar- 


Adm.  June  6,  Parotitis 


Eli  Sharp  -  Tenn.  Co  A 

Wm.  Harrison  -  Co  A.,  Ky. 

James  Moore  -  Co  A.,  14,  Ky. 

Reuben  M.  Berry  -  Co  D.,  14,  Ky. 

Jacob  Walt  (1?)  er  -  Co  K.,  14,  Ky. 

James  Kitchen  -  Co  K 

Frank  Lombard  -  Co  C,  14,  Ky. 

James  Arthur  -  Co  C,  Ky. 

Corp.  Walker-  K.,  14,  Ky. 

Wm.  P.  Wheeler  -  Co  C,  14th,  Ky. 

Wm.  H.  Hubbard  -  Co  A.,  19?,  Ky 

John  Green  -  Tenn.  Co.  A 

L.  D.  Alley-  Co.  C.  Ky. 

Corp.  A.  K.  Culver  -  Co  A.,  14,  Ky. 

John  Burgess-  Co  H.,  14,  Ky. 

Henry  Artis  -  Co  A,  17?,  Ky. 

Berry  Bellamy  -  Co  C 

D.  C.  Molloy-  CoC,  14,  Ky. 

Corp.  ?  Powell  -  Co  A.,  14,  Ky. 

Wm.  Collins-  Co  I.,  14,  Ky. 

Enoch  Arthur-  Co  C,  14,  Ky. 

Elvin  Belton  -  Co  E.,  14,  Ky. 


The  three  pages  of  names  have  been  divided 
into  three  parts  (possibly,  each  was  one  page  in 
the  original  handwritten  book).  In  studying  the 
repetition  of  names,  it  appears  that  there  may 
have  been  at  least  three  rolls  for  Co.  "C"  of  the 
10th  Kentucky  Calvary  with  40-50  men  belong- 
ing. There  may  be  shorter  lists  of  men  who  left 
the  ranks,  temporarily,  for  scouting.  There  are 
some  obvious  errors  in  spelling;  nevertheless, 
it's  a  valuable  record.  An  index  follows  the 
diary.  It  is  arranged  alphabetically  by  last  name. 
The  first  number  is  for  the  page  of  the  four 
pages  of  names.  The  numbers  in  parentheses 
are  for  times  mentioned  on  the  page.  The  lists 
as  transcribed  are: 


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Wm.  W.  Meade  1st  Serg. 
Thos.  R.  Harris  Sergt. 
Tuiller  Harmon,  Corp. 
Wm.  Hubbard 
Corp  Brewer 
James  Brown 
Samuel  Mars 
John  Hale 
Hames  Mown 
James  Gobble 
Henry  Saland 
Samuel  Barnet 
Thos.  J.  Kindrick 
Green  Salsbury 
J.B.  Thronsburg 
James  Reffet 
John  Muncy 
Franklin  Faw 
James  Johnson 
Charles  Henry 
Osker  Blankinship 
Mc.  Manuel 
Jessee  Lion 
Setford  H.  Slone 
Wm.  Adkins 
Zackrick  Philips 
John  Stephens 
N.  Moore  Capt. 


Anderson  Moore  Capt. 

William  Ratliff  1st  Lt. 

Spencer  Adkins,  2nd  Lt. 

William  W.  Meade  1st  Sergt 

George  M.  Kindrick 

Spencer  Adkins 

Ephraim  Moore  Corp 

Winright  Adkins 

Joseph  Hopkins 

Thomas  Adkins 

James  M.  Bryan 

John  Bevins 

Thomas  W.  Clark 

Samuel  Hall 

Nathaniel  T.  Jones 

F.J.  Kindrick 

D.  L.  Kindrick 

Henry  May 

Thomson  Ratliff 

James  T.  Ratliff 

Loye  H.  Ramey 

Wm.  Ramey 

Wm.  Slone 

John  B.  Tatum 

H.  G.  Kindrick 

Tyre  Ratliff  Sergt 


Wm.  Ratliff  1st  Lt. 
Spencer  Adkins,  2nd  Lt. 
Henry  May  2nd  Lt. 
Wm.  W.  Meade  1st,  Sergt 
Ephram  Moore  2nd  Sergt 
Spencer  Adkins  3rd,  Sergt. 
Wright  Adkins,  4th,  Sergt. 
Joseph  Hopkins  Corp. 
Thos.  Adkins 
Mosses  Adkins 
John  Bevins 
G.  V.  Kindrick 
T.  S.  Kindrick 
H.  G.  Kindrick 


D.  L.  Kindrick 
Morrison  Moore 
Thompson  Ratliff 
Doyd  H.  Ramley 
Wm.  A.  Ratliff 
Samuel  Hatt 
Wm.  Slone 
S.  H.  Slone 
J.  B.  Tatum 
John  W.  Powell 
David  Putman 
N.  T.  Jones 
James  McClanaham 
Spencer  Adkins 


Spencer  Adkins 
Wm.  W.  Meade  Seargt. 
J.  E.  Moore 
Winright  Adkins 
Joseph  Hopkins 
Spencer  Adkins 
William  Adkins 
Thomas  Adkins 
Moses  Adkins 
Shadrick  Anderson 
Napthey  Anderson 
John  Bevins 
James  H,  Bryan 
T.  H.  Clark 


Sank  Hall 

George  N.  Kindrick 
D.  L.  Kindrick 
William  Kindrick 
Varn  M.  Kindrick 
Morrison  Slone 
Haynes  McChanahen 
Sheard  Dreburn 
Wm.  J.  Hogston 
John  Howell 
Thompson  Ratliff 
Gaines  T.  Ratliff 
Gaines  Ratliff 
Wm.  A.  Ratliff 


48 


Sparrie  Ratliff 
Loyd  H.  Rainy 
Wm.  Rainey 
David  Robinson 
Lon  Remine 
Wm.  Robinson 
Wm.  Slone 
Riva  Slone 
G.  H.  Slone 
V.  T.  Jones 
John  B.  Tatum 
Greenville  Thacker 
Richard  Rains 
Haynes  Adams 
John  Murphy 
Harry  Murphy 
Alexander  Murphy 


Co.  C.  10,  Ky.  Cov.  (Calvery) 


Wm.  Ratliff,  1st  St. 
Spencer  Adkins  2  Lt. 
Henry  May,  2nd  Lt. 
W.  W.  Meade,  IstSergt 
Winright  Adkins  2  Sergt 
Thomas  Adkins,  Private 
Samuel  Hall 
Nathaniel  Jones 
S.  H.  Slone 
Simson  Slone 
D.  L.  Kindrick 
T.  J.  Kindrick 
Thompson  Ratliff 
John  B.  Tatum 
George  Landrum,  1  Sergt 
Jacob  Holafer 
John  Hunter 
Jack  Stillwell 
James  Gobble 
Jeremiah  Campbell 
John  Robinson 
R.  C.  Harmon 


1861 


Wm.  Ratliff,  Capt.  1 
S.  Adkins,  1st  Lt. 
H.  May,  2nd,  Lt. 
W.  M.  Meade,  1st,  Sergt. 
Spencer  Adkins,  3  Sergt. 
E.  Moore,  4  Sergt. 
W.  Adkins,  5  Sergt. 
J.  Hopkins,  1st  Corp. 
Thomas  Adkins 
William  Adkins 
Moses  Adkins 
Thomas  H.  Clark 
John  Bevins 
Samuel  Hall 


Wm.  Ratliff  Capt. 

Spencer  Adkins,  1st  Lt. 

Henry  May,  2nd  Lt. 

Wm.  W.  Meade,  1st  Sergt. 

Winright  Adkins,  2nd  Sergt. 

Thos.  Adkins 

Sank  Hall 

D.  L.  Kindrick 

Thompson  Ratliff 

Sim  Slone 

S.  H.  Slone 

D.  N.  Jones 

John  B.  Tatum 

B.  J.  Kindrick 


Green  Salsbery 
W.  Hubbard 

1  Greenbery  Servango  L  Sert. 

2  Calvin  Suango  2  L  Sert. 

3  John  Muncy 

4  Harvey  Hornshel 

5  Jeff  Brewer 

6  Jeremiah  McQuin 

7  Alley  Landrum 

8  Joseph  Cobb 

9  Andrew  Thompson 

10  Erney  Lawson 

1 1  Jeremiah  Dunn 

12  Cornelius  Stratton 

13  James  W.Smith 

14  James  Thompson 

15  Isaiah  Campbell 

16  Lee  Rich 

17  G.  M.  Kindrick 

18  John  Drake 

19  Wm.  Slone 

20  Spencer  Adkins,  Sergt. 

21  Jacob  Dowings 

22  James  M.  Bryan 
Thos  H.  Clark 


1  N.  T.  Jones 

2  S.H.  Slone 

3  Simon  Slone 

4  Robert  Slone 

5  William  Slone 

6  D.  L.  Kindrick 

7  T.  J.  Kindrick 

8  Gitt  Kindrick 

9  H.  P.  Kindrick 

10  Thompson  Ratliff 

1 1  John  B.  Tatum 

12  Harrison  Moore 

13  James  M.  Bryan 

14  Lon  Remine 


23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 
38 
39 
40 


15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 


't 


49 


Allay  Landrum  3  Lt. 
Greenberry  Swango 
Calvin  Swango 
John  Murvey 
Harvey  Hownshel 
Jeff  Brewer 
Jeremiah  McQuin 
Andrew  Thonnpson 
Jannes  Thonnpson 
Emiy  Lawson 
Jeremiah  Dun 
Cornelious  Stratton 
John  Drake 


1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 


Co.  C.  10,  Ky.  Cov.  (Calvery) 


Thos.  Adkins 
G.  W.  Kindrick 
S.  B.  Tatum 
J.  Moore 
Saml.  Hall 
Sank  Hall 
Sim  Slone 
Spencer  Adkins 


Wm.  Ratliff  Capt. 
Spencer  Adkins,  1st  Lt. 
Henry  May,  2nd  Lt. 
Wm.  W.  Meade,  1st  Sergt. 
Tyre  Ratliff,  2nd  Sergt. 
Spencer  Adkins,  3rd  Sergt. 
C.  Moore  4th. 
Winwright  Adkins  5th 
Joseph  Adkins  4,  Corp. 
Thos  Adkins,  Private 
Moses  Adkins 
Wm.  Adkins 
John  Bevins 
James  M.  Bryan 
Thos.  H.  Clark 
James  Forten 
Samuel  Hall 
N.  G.  Jones 
Wm,  Kindrick 
E.  M.  Kindrick 
Thos.  J.  Kindrick 
Saml.  Kindrick 
S.  C.  Kindrick 
Morison  Moore 


James  M.  Clanahan 
Miles  E.  McCombs 
John  W.  Powell 
Thompson  Ratliff 
James  T.  Ratliff 
David  Milton 
Sam  Perrmick 
Wm.  Slone 
S.  D.  Slone 

1  Harrison  Slone 

2  John  B.  Tatum 

3  Toll  Gibson 

4  Alford  Anderson 

5  Mary  G.  Kindrick 

6  Robert  Slone 

7  Shades  Anderson 

8  Spurel  Ratliff 

9  Wm.  A.  Ratliff 

10  Loyd  D.  Ramey  ? 

11  Wm.  Ramey 

12  Samuel  H.  Millon 

13  W.  T.  Grahan 

14  Richard  Colley 

15  Jasper  Colley 
Sclomon  Right 


16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 


William  Ratliff  Capt. 
Spencer  Adkins,  1st  Lt. 
Henry  May,  2nd  Lt. 

1.  W.  W.  Meade,  1st  Sergt. 

2.  Tyre  Ratliff,  2nd  Sergt. 

3.  Spencer  Adkins,  3rd  Sergt. 

4.  Ephram  Moore,  4th  Sergt. 

5.  Winright  Adkins,  5th  Sergt. 

6.  Joseph  Hopkins,  Corp. 

7.  Moses  Adkins,  Private 

8.  Wm.  Adkins 

9.  John  Bevins 

10.  James  M.  Bryan 

11.  Thos.  H.  Clark 

12.  James  Fortner 

13.  Sam  Hall 

14.  W.T.Jones 

15.  Wm.  F.  Kindrick 


16.  George  M.  Kindrick 

17.  Thos.  D.  Kindrick 

18.  D.  L.  Kindrick 

19.  James  M.  Kindrick 

20.  Morrison  Moore 

21.  James  McClanahan 

22.  Miles  E.  McCombs 

23.  Thomson  Ratliff 

24.  James  T.  Ratliff 

25.  Son  Remine 

26.  Wm.  Slone 

27.  S,  H.  Slone 

28.  Simon  Slone 

29.  John  B.  Tatum 

30.  Samuel  Millon 

31.  Wm.  T.  Graham 

32.  M.  B.Stanfield 


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The  diary  reveals  thoughts  of  a  sensitive 
man  far  away  from  home,  trying  to  be  con- 
scientious about  his  duties-both  military  and 
personal.  Close  study  shows  that  he  left  Louis- 
ville, Friday,  May  9,  1862?  and  travelled  to- 
ward the  Gap  (Cumberland).  A  week  later  he 
was  in  Barbourville  and  wrote  that  the  road 
had  improved.  (Then,  there  is  a  sentence  which 
seems  bewildering.  It  says  "Corduroy  in  for 
Brittons."  Which  must  mean  that  the  British 
had  become  interested  in  steel-making  in  the 
area  as  early  as  1860  and  built  a  corduroy  road 
of  logs  to  bear  the  weight  of  wagonloads  of  iron 
ore.). 

An  entry  "Wednesday  28,  1861.  June." 
should  have  been  May,  according  to  the  entries 
following.  That  was  the  day  he  was  visited  by 
two  doctors.  They  may  have  asked  him  to  help 
care  for  the  patients  listed  on  page  one  of  the 
records. 

(The  admissions  were  all  from  5  -  8  of  June.) 
For  the  next  few  weeks  he  seemed  to  have  been 
busy.  The  visiting  doctors  may  have,  also,  asked 
him  to  use  the  convalescents  for  keeping  order. 

An  entry  of  Saturday,  June  5,  1861,  was  for 
July.  July  9  reads  that  he  was  in  Louisville, 
yet,  it  must  have  been  Barbourville,  where  he 
awaited  orders.  During  that  2-3  weeks  period 
he  may  have  written,  but  got  no  chance  to  send 
the  following  letter  to  his  wife: 

"Dear  Jennie:  I  trust  you  will  not  forget  one 
who  has  always  been  true  to  you,  not  only  in 
deed  but  even  in  inmost  thought.  You  have 
never  been  out  of  my  mind  &  I  have  always 
striven  so  to  act  that  never  should  the  blush 
of  shame  mantle  your  cheeks.  Some  must 
fall,  who  (why?)  should  I  be  spared,  others  are 
humans  and  have  been  as  devotedly  as  I, 
John" 

While  preparing  to  leave  for  the  Gap,  the 
good  doctor  may  have  written  the  following 
appointment: 

"Corpl.  A.  R.  Culver,  Co.  D.  14  Ky.  is  hereby 
appointed  to  the  command  of  the  following 
men  and  will  be  deemed  responsible  for  their 
appearance  when  called  for  and  also  for  the 
appearance  of  such  convalescent  as  may  not 
appear  on  this  list,  that  may  come  to  his  know- 
ledge.  S.   ?   (L?)   D.  Alley,  I.S.  Moore,   Reuben 


M.  Berry,  Jno.  Burgess,  Jacob  Waller,  Henry 
Artis,  James  Kitchen,  Berry  Bellamy,  Frank 
Lambert,  D.  C.  Mallory,  James  Arthur,  Thomas 
Powell,  Corp  Walker,  Wm.  Collins,  W.  P.  Wheeler 
and  Enoch  Artrip.  (See  list  of  front  page  of 
records.) 

John  Shrader  M.D. 
Surgeon  in  Charge." 

The  doctor  recorded  the  receipt  of  a  tele- 
gram, July  25,  1861,  with  orders  to  move  to 
the  Gap.  They  were  there  by  July  27.  His  diary 
closed,  temporarily,  Monday,  August  4,  1861, 
when  he  recorded  "Victim  day  .  .  ."  (battle?) 
He  must  have  been  injured  for  there  are  no 
entries  until  Saturday,  October  18,  1861;  and 
then  he  wrote  of  leaving  New  York  on  a  train 
with  a  sleeper.  He  recorded  his  trip  to  Cincin- 
nati via  Albany,  Rochester,  etc. 

On  Wednesday,  October  22,  1861,  Dr. 
Shrader  became  Surgeon  of  2nd  Tenn.  They 
marched  across  Ohio  to  the  "Mouth  of  Kinawa". 
They  went  up  the  River  from  Pt.  Pleasant,  W. 
Va.  to  Winfield,  the  county  seat  of  Putman, 
and  on  to  Charleston  and  Maiden.  Two  weeks 
later  they  retreated  to  the  railway  and  rode  to 
Cincinnati.  They  arrived  10  days  later  in  Louis- 
ville, and  shortly  marched  southward.  Our  re- 
cord ends  with  them  being  south  of  Mumford- 
ville.    Diary: 


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May,  Fridays,  1862 

Left  Louisville  5/2  a.m.  by  Louisville  and  Lex- 
ington R.R.  94  miles  at  length  arriving  at  Lex- 
ington 11  a.m.  FRANKFORT  CHARING 
PLACE  CAPITAL.  I  saw  residence  of  Dr. 
Blackburn— s.  rebel.  I  ate  of  Buckner's  Camp. 
Clay  monument  in  Lexington.  Say  Q.M.  Capt. 
Brown  who  told  us  to  await  him  at  Phoeniz 
Hotel  Ashland.   Son  -    prisoner  once. 

Saturday  10. 

Clay  monument.  Socish  house.  Rebel  prisoner. 
4  o'clock.  Encamped  172  miles  from  black- 
smith shop. 

Sunday  1 1. 

Clay's  Ferry.  CM.  Clay.  Kentucky  River. 
Micky  on  battery  from  cold  water.  Weather 
so  far  fine,  roads  said  to  have  been  very  muddy 
but  are  now  in  quite  a  transportable  condition. 
Look  out  for  Nicursay.  Many  hours  at  the  ferry 
Ferry  Boat.  River  bath  4V2  p.m.  Company  now 
chilly.    Fox's  Crop  woman. 


Monday  12 
Richmond  1 172  Flays 
Morris. 


lichigan  valley.    Rhoades 


13. 


Tuesday 

Stopping  at  Morris  awaiting  repairs  for  the  am- 
bulances. Boonie  Camp  ground,  old  house  — 
Jones  "Abe"  "Jeff".  Walked  a  great  deal  on 
account  of  bad  rough  road  —  romantic. 

Wednesday  14. 

Raining  —  cleared  off  warm  about  1072.  Started 
rather  early  forced  march.  Broken  ambulances. 
Turkey  Mrs.  Nelson.  GOOD  Supper.  Bed  on 
floor.  Rockcastle  Mountains.  Her  husband  and 
son  carried  off  by  Searts.  Reported  to  work 
night  and  day.  Col.  Monday.  Wonders  she  can 
stand  it.  This  is  in  Laurel  County.  London  is 
the  County  Seat. 

Thursday  15 

Left  Mrs.  Nelson's.  Some  went  to  Wild  Oat. 
Made  a  short  haul  recched  London  about  5/4 
p.m.  Encamped  in  large  field  at  the  foot  of  some 
large  deserted  breast  works. 

Friday  16. 

Got  news  of  my  detail  to  Barboursville.  Dr. 
Conant  to  remain  at  London.  16/2  miles  to 
Jacksons  road  a  little  improved.  Corduroy 
in  for  Brittons.  Stopped  for  dinner  at  Craw- 
fords.    Encamped  at  Abe  Zoll's  72  mile  beyond. 


Saturday  1  7. 

Sulphur   Spgs.      Barboursville    on  Cumberland. 

Walk  in  the  grove.    Have  the  blues. 

Saturday  24. 

Rain  %  Sunshine  7.. 

Sunday  25. 

Bad  weather.   Women  on  horseback 

Wednesday  28,  1861,  June. 

Dr.  Howard,  Dr.  Gleason  visit  me. 

Saturday,  June  7,  1 861 . 

Have  orders  to  organize  convalescent  guard  for 
protection  of  stores  &  c.  ,  people  "panic  stric- 
ken"  — 

Sunday  8,  1861 

Wrote  in  the  evening  to  Bill  after  a  light  walk 

down  a  beautiful  avenue. 

Monday  9,  1861 

Here  single  handed  as  it  were  have  orders  to 
raise  red  flags  or  solace  flags  upon  all  places 
where  there  are  sick.  Rumors  of  Socish  Maran- 
der  the  mountains  beyond  us.  Convalescent 
march  for  this  purpose. 

Tuesday,  June  17,  1 861 

We  are  all  to  make  a  reconnaisance  of  the  Gap— 
or  rather  to  make  a  diversion  in  the  enemy's 
rear.  There  is  peril  ahead.  Should  I  fall  I  hope 
God  will  protect  my  wife  and  child.  She  has 
been  a  noble  wife  and  I  hope  to  meet  her  in  the 
world  above  if  God  be  merciful. 

Saturday,  June  5,  1861 

A  bright,  glorious  day  —  Time  8:50  -  Very 
Sabbath  like.  I  have  great  longings  for  home. 
Two  letters  and  two  paper  from  Jeannie  — 
Sweet  ministerings  to  a  mind  dese&sed. 

Sunday,  June  6,  1861. 

Took  in  early  morning  walk  thro  field,  tho  how 

different  the  Sunday  here  from  the  Sunday  at 

home. 

Monday,  June  7,  1861 

Exceptionally  hot  here  95  degrees.  A  guard 
sent  out  to  quell  a  riot  led  by  a  number  of 
lunatics  &  c. 

Tuesd&y,  July  8,  1861 

Took  an  early   morning  walk   by  a   new  road. 

Very  grand,  birds  fields  —  a  rabbit  crosses  my 


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path  &  the  long  lost  letter  of  May  30  come  to 
hald.  Negro  preached  in  the  Camp  Ground  by 
moonlight,  rather  pleased  then  otherwise. 

Wednesday,  July  9,  1861 
Exceedingly  warm.    Louisville,  Ky. 

Friday,  July  11,  1861 

Rumors  and  credible  too  that  the  whole  concern 

will  move  to  the  Gap. 

Saturday,  July  12,  1861 

A  practical  joke  which  has  become  a  town  laugh. 
Telegram  —  burning  of  Lebanon  by  John  Mor- 
gan.   Letter  from  home  of  the  4th. 

Friday,  July  25,  1861 

Rec'd  telegram  to  proceed  to  the  Gap  immedi- 
ately. Dr.  G.  at  first  included  but  order  counter- 
banded  as  above.  No  transportation.  Concluded 
to  wait  until  Saturday  for  horse. 

Saturday,  July  26,  1861. 

Started  for  Gap  about  3  o'clock.  Stop  at  Col. 
Regards  for  the  night.  Capt.  McQueen  &  wife 
&  c.  Visit  to  Flat  Lick.  Party  singing  by  road- 
side.   "When  I  can  read  &  c.     Good  night  rest. 


Sunday,  July  27,  1861 

Arrived  at  Gap  about   1   o'clock  Drs. 

Berry.   Camp  life  and  soldier  rest. 


illar  & 


Monday,  August  4,  1861. 

Victim  day.    Anderson  Pearl.    Threats  of  shoot. 

Guards  around  Whisky  shops  to  prevent  selling. 

Saturday,  October  18,  1861. 

Father  called.    Reeker  remained  to  dinner.    Left 

N.  Y.  by  5:00  p.m.    Arriving  at  Albany  at  10: 

5  p.m.     Slept  in  sleeping  car,  good  intuitition. 

Sunday,  October  19,  1861 

Bkfst   Rochester.      Dinner  at  City  Hotel  where 

lodged  for  the  night.  This  in  Buffalo. 

Monday,  October  20,  1861. 
Bkfst  City  Hotel.  Start  for  Cleveland.  Cleve- 
land to  Columbus  when  left  Capt.  Lyons,  who 
desired  me  to  write  home,  his  address.  Shigan 
Louise,  Met  B.  Gen  Carter  at  Columbus.  Started 
for  Cinn.  at  12  p.m. 

Tuesday,  October  21,  1861 

Arrived  at  Cinn.  at  5%  after  bkfst  took  the  Cinn 

6  Masieth  Road  at  the  Little  Miami  Depot  to 


Hainder  from  H.  to  Portland  by  the  Cinn  & 
Hocking  Valley  Rail  Road  arrived  at  Camp  Par- 
son.  Brounder  &  daughter  in  camp. 

Wednesday,  October  22,  186  i 
Enter  upon  duty  as  Surg,  of  2nd  Tenn.  The 
march  to  Gallesport,  past  through  Centerville, 
a  pretty  little  village  spread  out  on  both  sides 
of  the  road.  Taken  for  a  General,  camped  in 
large  field  near  a  village,  slept  rather  coldly 
in  an  ambulance. 

Thursday,  October  23,  1861 
Still    on    march,   past  this  rodden  a  somewhat 
decayed  looking  collection  of  houses,  country, 
getting  proves  as  we  approach  the  east. 

Friday,  October  24,  1861. 

Arrived    2    hours  ago.      Nothing  of  important. 

Ordered  3  days  rations  for  march.    Letter  to  J. 

Saturday,  October  25,  1861 

At  Pt.   Pleasant,  dismal   &   raining.      Mouth   of 

Kinawha. 

Sunday,  October  26,  1861 
Wake  up.   Snow  on  ground. 

Monday,  October  27,  1861 
Reached  Buffalo,  a  half  deserted  town  at  about 
2  p.m.  where  we  encamp  for  the  night.   Spent  a 
pleasant  evening  with  Gen.  Carter,  Col.  Carter, 
Maj.  Tipton  &  Capt.  Cowan,  "Indian  Summer". 

Tuesday,  October  28,  1861 
Ind.  Summer.  Struck  out  672  o'clock  a.m.  Past 
thro  Red  Hones.  Winflend  on  other  side  of  the 
Kenawha,  the  county  seat  of  Parson  Co.  2 
churches.  Some  pleasant  places  along  route. 
Reached     Chicaqua     on     Rogers    Creek    about 

5  p.m. 

Wednesday,  October  29,  1861 
Start  872  a.m.  The  few  houses  on  the  devoted 
plain  as  the  sun  strikes  thru  calls  up  the  idea 
of  Goldsmith,  Deserted  Village.  We  marched 
about  7  miles  thro  a  wooded  section  and 
reached  the  camping  ground  about  1  p.m.  Wood 

6  hills  are  the  features. 

Thursday,  October  30,  1861 

Start  at  6  a.m.  arriving  at  Charleston  1172  a.m. 

Burnt  bridges  2nd  burnt  by  rebels.   Maiden. 

Friday,  October  31,  1861. 
Still  at  Maiden. 


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Saturday,  November  1,  1861 

Maiden. 

Sunday,  November  2,  1871 
Maiden 

Monday,  Novembers,  1861 

Maiden. 

Tuesday,  November  4,  1861 
Maiden. 

Wednesday,  November  5,  1861 
Maiden 

Thursday,  November  6,  1861 
Maiden 

Friday,  November  7,  1861 
Maiden. 

Saturday,  November  8,  1861 
Maiden 

Sunday,  November  9,  1861 
Maiden. 

Monday,  November  10,  1861 
Maiden. 

Tuesday,  November  11,  1861 
Strike  tents  and  prepare  to  march  just  after 
dinner  so  we  leave  Maiden  behind  us.  Move 
backward  to  Charleston  encamp  there  about 
dark.  Rainy  at  night  but  sleep  comfortably 
4  deep  in  our  kitchen  tent. 

Wednesday,  November  12,  1861 

Rain  threatened  still.     Graveyard.     Cooking  on 

an  infants  grave.  Wrote  to  mother. 

Thursday,  November  13,  1861 
Left  Charleston  about  7  o'clock.  Old  lady  down 
on  Jenkins.    After  march  of  23  miles  from  Red 
Horse.   Ind  Summer  day. 

Friday,  November  14,  1861 
Left  Woods  at  7  o'clock  arrived  at  camp  grd  in 
an  old  secip  field  at  about  4  o'clock.     Indian 
Summer  day. 

Monday,  November  17,  1861 

Embark  on  board  the   Robt.   B.   Hamilton  for 

Cinn. 


Sunday,  November  31,  1861 
At  church. 

Saturday,  December  6,  1861 

Louisville.     Bitter  cold  so  we  put  up  at  Gait 

House. 

Sunday,  December  7,  1861 

Leave   Louisville  and  encamp  at  Pines  7  or  8 

miles  from  city. 

Monday,  December  8,  1861 

Arrive  at  West  Point  a  town  of  some  content. 

All  the  young  men  in  Rebel  army,  only  6  Union 

citizens.   Hospital   burnt  down.     Mouth  of  Salt 

River  Put  up  at  Welcox's  Exchange.     Mulrose 

Hill. 

Tuesday,  Decembers,  1861 
Fast  through  Bloomington  and  encamped  5  or 
6   miles   beyond.      Farmer's  Inn.     Rather  sus- 
picious as  we  found  a  rebel  play  book  mark. 

Wednesday,  December  10,  1861 
Past  through  Elizabeth  T.  Some  Union  demon- 
strations.    Old  nigger.     Do  as  good  as  you  can 
boys. 

Friday,  December  12,  1861 
Reach    Mumfordville    where    a    statement    101 
Indiana.     Many  graves  to  be  seen.     Fences  all 
down,  pickets  thro  the  fields. 

Saturday,  December  13,  1861 

After  march  of  18  miles  came  to  Bell's  Tavern, 

stone  building  abandoned  after  half  built. 


HUSH  PUPPIES  1860 

Two  cups  corn  meal,  one  teaspoon  baking 
powder,  one  teaspoon  salt,  four  tablespoons  flour, 
one  egg,  one  half  cup  chopped  onion  fine,  one 
third  cup  sweet  pickle  chopped  fine.  Mix  to  stiff 
batter  with  sweet  milk.  Drop  spoonfulls  into  hot 
deep  fat  and  fry  to  a  golden  brown. 


Thursday,  November  27,  1861 
Enter  Louisville,  Ky. 


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ADAMS:  Haynes  3.  ADKINS:  Joseph,  4th 
Corp.  3  (Joseph  Hopkins?).  Moses  2  (2),  3,  4; 
Spencer,  1st  Lt.  3  (3),  4  (2)  2nd  Lt.  2  (2),  3? 
Spencer,  3rd  Sergt.  2,  2,  4  (2)  Sergt.  3,  Spencer 
2  (2),  3;  Thomas  2  (3)  3  (3),  4  (2);  W.,  5th  Sergt. 
3;  Wm.  2  (2)  3,  4;  Winright  2  (2),  Winright,  4th 
Sergt.  2,  2nd  Sgt.  3  (2)  5th  Sgt.  3,  4  (2). 
ALLEY:  L.  D.  1.  ANDERSON:  Alford  4; 
Napthey,  2;  Shadrick  2,  4.    ARTHUR:    Enoch 

1,  James  1;ARTIS:    Henry  1. 

BARNET:  Samuel  2.  BELLAMY,  Berry  1. 
BELTON:  Elvin  1.  BERRY:  Reuben  M.  1. 
BEVINS:  John  2  (3),  3,  4  (2).  BLANKINSHIP: 
Osker  2.  BREWER:  Corp  2,  Jeff  3,  4.  BROWN: 
James  2.  BRYAN:  James  H.  2,  James  M.  2,  3 
(2),  4  (2).  BURGESS:  John  1.  BURNS: 
James  1. 

CAMPBELL:  Isaiah  3,  Jeremiah  3.  CAR- 
TER; H.R.I;  Wm.1.  CHARLES:  Henry  2. 
CLARK:  T.H.  2,  3  (2),  4  (2).  T.W.  2. 
COBB:  Josephs.  COLLEY:  Jasper  4,  Richard 
4.  COLLINS:  Wml.  COUCH:  Allen  1.  CUL- 
VER:  Corp.  A. K.  1. 

DOWLINGS:  Jacob  3.  DRAKE:  John  3,4. 
DREBURN:  Sheard  2.  DUNN:  Jeremiah  3,4. 
DYER:   J.  E.  1. 

ENGLISH:  Harris  1.  FAW:  Franklin  2. 
FIELDS:  Wesley  1 .  FORTEN:  James  4.  FOR- 
TNER  4.  GIBSON:  Toll  3.  GOBBLE:  James  2, 
3.  GRAHAM:  W.T.  4,  Wm.  T.  4.  GREEN: 
John  1 . 

HALE:  John  2.  HALL:  Samuel  2,  3  (2), 
4  (3);  Sank  2,  3,  4.   HARMON:    R.  C.  3,  Tuiller 

2.  HARRIS:     Sergt.  Thos.   R.  2.  HARRISON 
Wm.   1.  HATT:     (HALL?)  Samuel  2.  HENRY 
Charles  2.  HOGSTON:     Wm.  J.  2.  HOLAFER 
Jacob  3.  HOPKINS:    1st  Cpl.  J.  3,  Corp.  Joseph 
2,  4,  Joseph   2   (2).     HORNSHEL:     Harvey  3. 
HOWNSHEL:     Harvey  4.    HOWARD:    Dempsy 
I.HOWELL:    John  2.  HUBBARD:    W.  3,  Wm. 

2,  Wm.  H.  1  HUNTER:  John  3.  JOHNSON: 
James  2.  JONES:  D.  N.  3;  N.G.  4;  N.T.  2,3; 
Nathaniel  3;  Nathaniel  T.  2,  3  (2),  4,  (2);  V.T. 
3;  W.T.  4. 

KINDRICK:  B.  J.  3;  D.  L.  2  (3),  3  (3)  4;  E 
E.M.  4;  F.  J.  2;  G.  M.  3;  G.V.  2;  G.W.  4  George 
M.  2,  3,  4;  George  N.  2;  Gitt  3;  H.  G.  2  (2); 
H.P.  4;  James  M.  4;  Mary?  G.  4;  S.C.  4;  Samuel 
4;  T.J.  3  (2)  T.S.  2;  Thos.  D.  4;  Thos  J.  2,4; 
Varn  M.  2;  Wm.  2,  4;  Wm.  F.  4.  KITCHEN: 
James  1.    KITE:   Alfred  J.  1. 

LANDRUM:     Alley  3,  4;  George,  1st  sergt. 

3.  LAWSON:  Erney  3,  Emiy  4.  LION:  Jessie 
2.     LITTELL:     Ky.   1.     LOMBARD:    Frank  1. 

McCLANAHAN:  Haynes  2,  James  2,4; 
James  M.  4.  McCOMBS:     Miles  E.  4  (2).     Mc- 


QUIN:  Jeremiah  3,  4.  MANUEL:  Mc.  2. 
MARS:  Samuel  2.  MAY:  H.  2nd  Lt.,  3; 
Henry  2nd  Lt.  2,  3  (2),  4  (2);  Henry  3?  2; 
Henry  2.  MEADE:  Wm.  W.  1st  Serg.  2  (4), 
3  (3),  4  (2).  MILLON:  Samuel  H.  3,  4.  MIL- 
TON: David  4.  MOLLOY:  D.C.I.  MOORE: 
Capt.  Anderson  2;  Sergt.  C.  B.  1;  E.  4th  Sergt. 
3;  Corp.  Ephraim  2;  Ephram  4th  Sergt.  4; 
Harrison  3;  J.  4;  J.  E.  2;  James  1 ;  Morrison  2,4 
N.  2.  MOWN:  Hames  2.  MUNCY:  John  2,  3. 
MURPHY:  Alexander  3;  Harry  3;  John  3. 
MURVY:   John  4. 

PARKER:  Saml.  1.  PERRMICK:  Sam  4. 
PHILIPS:  Zackrick  2.  POWELL:  Grot  1, 
John  W.  2,4.   PUTMAN:    David  2. 

RAINS:  Richard  3.  RAINEY/RAMEY/ 
RAMLEY:  Loyd  H.  2  (2),  3;  Wm.  2,  3,  4. 
RATLIFF:  Gaines  2;  Gaines  ?  T.,  2;  James 
T.  2;  Sparrie  3;  Spurel  4;  Thompson  2  (3) 
(3)  4  (2);  Sergt  Tyre  2,  Tyre  2nd  Sergt  4  (2); 
William,  1st  Lt.  2  (2)  3,  Wm.  Capt.  3  (2)  4  (2). 
Wm.  A.  2  (2),  4.  READER:  Sergt.  John  1. 
REFFET:  James  2.  REMINE:  Lon  3,  Son 
4.  RICH:  Lee  3.  RIGHT:  Solomon  2.  RO- 
BINSON:   David  3;  John  3;  William  3. 

SALAND:  Henry  2.  SALSBURY:  Green 
2,3.  SHARP:  Elil.  SLONE:  G.  H.  3;  H.  4; 
Morr.  2;  Riva  3;  Robert  3,  4;  S.  H.  2,  3  (3)  4  (3); 
Setford  H.  2;  Sim/on/son  3  (3),  4  (2);  Wm.  2 
(2),  3  (3),  4  (2).    SMITH:    James  W.  3;  John  A. 

1.  STANFIELD:    M.  B.  4.    STEPHENS:    John 

2.  STILLWELL:  Jack  3.  STRATTON:  Corne- 
lius 3,  4.     SERVANGO:     Greenbery,  1st  Serf t. 

3.  SUANGO:  Calvin,  2nd  Sergt.  3.  SWANGO: 
Calvin  4;  Greenbery  4. 

TATUM:  John  B.  2  (2),  3  (3),  4  (3). 
THACKER:  Greenville  3.  THOMPSON 
Andrew  3,  4;  James  3,  4.  THORNSBURG 
J.  B.  2.  VAUGHN:  Wm.  W.  1.  WALKER 
Corp.  1.  WALTER:  Jacob  1.  WHEELER 
Wm.  P.  1. 


"GOULASH" 

Two  lbs.  ground  beef;  one  can  lima  beans; 
one  can  tomatoes;  two  onions  cut  up.  Fry  meat 
in  butter,  work  with  fork  so  it  fries  in  small  par- 
ticles, not  lumps.  Add  tomatoes  and  beans  (strain- 
ed) and  onions,  add  one  teaspoon  hot  sauce,  salt 
and  pepper  and  simmer  three  quarters  of  an 
hour. 


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ARRIAGt   KfiCUKDS  from  tlie  Pike  Co.,   Ky.  Clerk's  Office  for  1676  to  IB&O 


ABShLIRfi:   Killy  Octavy,  18,  m  John   W.   v\ard,  2C,  18   Apr  1879 
Peter,  42,  m  Emley  Jane  Adkins,  25,  25  Aug  1879 

ADAMS:  Anna,  30,  m  Harvey  Howard,  25,  24  Feb  1876 

Elizabeth,  19,  m  Benijamin  SmaHwooa,  24,  17  June  1880 
Martin,  18,  m  Clarissa?   v\Jright,  21,  16  Oct  1880 

ADINGTODv:    WiUiam   F.,  18,  m  LNancy  A.  Bentley,  18,  10   Apr  1879 

ADKINS:  Caroline   M.,  17,  m   Abe  Carter,  24,  9    Mar  1876 

Daniel  h.,  19,  m   Rebecca  C.   Slair,  14,  26  Jan  1880 

Emley  J.  Adkins,  25,  m  Peter  Abshire,  42,  25   Aug  1879 

Frances,  13,  m   wiDiam  D.,  22,  6  Nov  1879 

Frances,  23,  m   George  Ramsey,  20,   27  Jan  1880 

George   w.,  21,  m   LucLnda  Ball,  lo,  7   Aug  1879 

Henry,  40,  m,  2nd,  Hannah  Sanders,  34,   2na,  30   Apr  1877 

Hughy,  20,  m   Frances  Kentucky  Burgess,  17,  23  Nov  1876 

John  P.,  18,  m  Angeline  Bird,  23,  5  Sep  1878 

Lewis,  20,  rn  Reeney   May,  22,  6   May  1879 

Lewis  H.,  24,  m  Sarah  C.  Bentley,  18,  24  Dec  1878 

Louisa,  26,  m   Elkanah   Aalker,  39,  2nd,  22  Nov  1876 

Louisa  Jane,  21,  m  John   M.  Smallwood,  32,  13  Jan  1876 

Margrett  (Margaret  B.  Tackett?),  48,  2nd,  ra  Greenville  Sanders,  52, 

2nd,  10   Mar  1877 
Mary  A.,  22,  m  Harvey  G.  Hylton,  22,  1  l\;ov  1877 
Mary  E.,  22,  m  John   A.   Thacker,  22,  30  Jan  1880 
Mathias,  22,  m   Martlia   v\ard,  24,  17  Sep  1879 
Nancy,  19,  m    wiHiam    M.  Coleman,  22,  8   Aug  1878 
Nancy  A.,  17,  m  Isaac  Epling,  19,  16  Jul  1880 
Nathaniel,  50,  m  2nd,   Rachel  Coleman,  25,  2nd,  2  Dec  1876 
Peter  B.,  22,  m  Josepliine  Breeclin,  17,  12   Feb  1880 
Riley,  — ,  3rd,  m   PcUy  Robinson,  — ,  2nd,  7   Apr  1877 
Sarah  C,  16,  m  Isaac  M.  Greer,  lb,  28  Dec  lb77 
Sarah  H.,  21,  m    MounterviUe  Rov;e,  20,  21  Sep  1876 
Sarah  M.,  20,  m  James   /. .  Hamilton,  25,  11  Aug  1880 
Wesley,  18,  2nd?,  m   Rhoda  Justice,  24,  3  Oct  1876 
William  D.,  22,  m  Frances  Adkins,  13,  6  Nov  1879 

AKEKS:  Rhodes,  21,  m  Georgie  Ann  SwLnney,  16,  6   Mar  1878 

ALLEN:  Andrew,  20,  m  Nancy  Mounts,  16,  29  Jan  1880 
Denjiy,  22,  m  Pricey  Dctson,  14,  29  Jul  1880 
Jolin,  17,  iTi  Cela  Curry,  21,  13  Jul  1879 
AiUian,  45,  m,  2nd?   Nancy   McCoy  34,  2nd,  28  Aug  1679 

ALLEY:  James  A.,  28,  m  Rebecca  A.  Layne,  17,  30  Sep  1880 

A  MICK:  Matty,  18,  m  Thomas  C.   Reynolds,  25,  16  Jan  1878 

ANDERSON:  Harvey  G.,  27,  m  Frances  Hall,  18,  31  Oct  1877 
James,  24,  m  Laura  J.   Younce,  16,  21  Jan  1878 
Jose[±i,  20,  m  Rachel  Anderson,  18,  27   Feb  1879 


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ANDERSON:  iSiancy  J.,  16,  m   A,J.   Ratliff,  21,   1   Aug  187B 
Pricey  E.,  20,  m  Jolrin  Radiff,  23,  17   May  1880 
Rachel^  18,  m  Jo^pii  Anderson,  20,  27   Feb  1879 
Shadrick  "Shady",  30,  m,  2nd,  EUzabeth   WMte,  28,  22  Aug  1876 

AUSTIN:  Jane,  24,  m  Jackson  Mounts,  45,  2nd,  26  June  1877 
Martlia,  19,  m  James  Petit,  25,  28  June  1S79 

BAKER:  Henry,  22,  m   Margaret  A.  Johnson,  16,  21  Jan  1878 
John,  28,  m   Martha  A.  Vance,  21,  21  Jan  1878 

BALL:  Caroline,  21,  m  James  ElUs,  22,  1  Apr  1880 

George,  21,  m   Pricey  Vamey,  19,  16  Aug  1877 
Ludnda,  18,  m  George   W.   AdkLns,  21,  7  Aug  1879 
Martha  Jane,  16,  rn  John   W.  Goff,  20,  1  Aug  1876 
Martin,  20,  m   Margaret  Blackburn,  14,  2   Mar  1876 
wLQiam  B.,  29,  m,  2nd,  Pheby  Maynard,  31,  20   Mar  lb78 

BARTLEY:   Andrew   F.,  23,  m,  2nd,   Mary  Ann  Lee,  21,  16  Sep  1676 
Biti:ia  (Tabitha?),  15,  m  John  E.   PmUips,  22,  17  May  1877 
Caldonia,  17,  m  Frank  Sanders,  25,  5  June  1880 
Isaac  Jr.,  24,  m  Louisa  Branhatn,  18,  10  Jul  1879 
Louise,  13,  m  Nathaniel  Boone?,  22,  25   May  1877 
Pricey  J.,  19,  m  Harvey  Ratliff,  40,  2nd,  10  Sep  1879 

BEASLEY:  Jennie,  21,  m  Shadrick   WiUis,  21,  13   Feb  1879 

BELCHER:  Nancy  J,  15,  m   William  SmiLey,  22,  25  Dec  1880 

Victory  E.,  15,  m  John   W.  Church,  27,  28  June  1877 

BEi^JTLEY:  Ira,  17,  m  Hannah   Potter,  17,  12  Feb  1880 

Josepiiine,  17,  m  James  J.  Rowe,  22,  22  i\ov  1877 
Lousea,  20,  m  George   •^,  Newsom,  21,  24  Jul  1878 
Mahala  R.,  21,  m   Richard  Coleman,  20,  24  Apr  1878 
Mary  C,  18,  m  Lilbum  Rowe,  23,  25  Jul  1877 
Nanc^'  A.,  18,  m   WiUiarn   F.   Adingbon,  18,  10  Apr  1879 
Newbum?,  19,  m  CharLotty  Rowe,  17,  15  Dec  1676 
Sarah  C,  18,  m  Lewis  B,   AdkLns,  24,  24  Dec  1878 
Sarah  J„  15,   m  Isoin   Potter,  25,  28   Feb  1880 

BEVERLY:    AiUiam    P.,  21,  m   DruciOa   Roberts,  22,  10  Sep  1879 

BEVINS:  George  S.,  20,  m   Alice  J.    Weddington,  19,  24   Apr  1879 
Harriettje,  21,  m   WiHian  S.   Brown,  38,  25  Sep  1879 
James  M.,  19,  m   Mary  A.   Young,  16,  18   Apr  1876 
Mariba,  38,  m  John  P.  Elswick,  23,  8   Aug  1878 
Martlia  R.,  21,  m  J.C.  Oweas,  29,  11  Jul  1877 
Pricy  A.,  24,  m   Alexander  Vamey,  34,  18  Nov  1876 
Thomas  Jr.,  22,  m  Louisa  Stratton,  19,  20  Feb  1878 
Thomas  J.,  32,  m  2nd,  Sarah  T.   Burris,  20,  28  Dec  1876 

BILITER:  James,  34,  m,  2nd,  Nancy  F.   RatHft,  23,  2nd,  27  Dec  1860 
John   W.,  41,  m   Mahaley  Justice,  17,  1  Apr  1880 

6ILLITER:  Charles  £.  Jr.,  20,  m  EUzabeth  Justice,  17,  13  Dec  1877 


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BILLlTtlR:  Luvina,  24,  m  2na,   Rhcxies  W.  Mead,  27,  2nd,  15   May  1878 
Sarah  A.,  22,  m  James  Ray,  23,  19  Jul  1877 

BIKD:  Angeilne,  23,  m  John  P.   Adkins,  18,  5  Sep  1878 

BLACK:  James  Jr.,  21,  m   AHie  Overstreet,  18,  24  Aug  1876 

BLACKBURN:  AliDert,  21,  m   Martha  E.  Scott,  21,  12  Aug  1876 
Andrew,  26,  m   Mary  Ann  May,  14,  6  Sep  1877 
Daniel  M.,  18,  m  Surilda  Thacker,  22,  8  Jan  1879 
Elizabeth  J.,  21,  m  Andrew  J.  Justice,  18,  8  May  1876 
George  ^^.,  19,  m  Hyley  J.   Ramsey,  22,  23  Dec  1880 
Harmon  R.  Jr.,  21,  m   Rhoda  J.   Marrs,  22,   3  Jan  1879 
Henry  R.,  23,  m  Synthia  Meed,  17,  16  Mar  1877 
Hutson  Jr.,  22,  m  Nancy  Pinson,  17,  4  Sep  1879 
Jane,  20,  m   Francis  B.   Giaum,  20,  4   Apr  1878 
John,  21,  m  Juleyanne  Gooslinq,  21,  25   Apr  1878 
John,  22,  m  Delilah  Justice,  21,  1  Jan  1880 
Margret,  14,  m   Martin  Bali,  20,  2   Mar  1876 
Nancy  J.,  15,  m  Aaron  Justice,  24,  2nd,  24  Aug  1876 
Phoebe,  24,  m  FrankUn  Churcii,  26,  3   Mar  1879 
Sarah,  19,  m  James  B.  Farler,  18,  9   May  1878 
Tabitl-ia,  18,  m   Maran  Chapman,  21,  27  Jul  1876 
Thomas,  Id,  m   Mary  £.  Charles,  15,  7  Apr  1880 
Vicey,  22,  m  John  W.   McCoy,  19,  4   May  1876 

BLAIR:  henry   vs'.,  22,  m   Lurissey  Sanders,  16,  11  Oct  1877 
Rebecca  C,  14,  m   Dani'Sl  H.   Adkins,  26  Jan  1880 

BLANKENSHIP:  Abraham,  20,  m   Louisa   Mounts,  18,  24  Jul  1879 
Lydia  R.,  15,  m   Daniel  B.   Estepp,  21  Sep  1876 
Margaret  A.,  21,  m  Dani^ei  H.   Dawson,  17   Feb  1876 
Melvina,  15,  m  Richard  McCoy,  17,  25   Apr  1878 
Nancy,  51,  m,  2nd,  John  Thompson,  75,  2nd,  19   Apr  1877 
VvillLam,  22,  m  Virginia  Layne,  19,  6  Feb  1879 
William  B.,  19,  m  Nancy  J.  Estep,  15,  16  Sep  1880 

BO L LING:  Hosea,  21,  m   Cynthia  Pharmer,  16,  1  Sep  1876 

James,  20,  m  Soplroa  B.  SmaUwood,  22,  11  Sep  1877 
Martin,  22,  m  Huldy  E.  tiylton,  19,  29  Jan  1878 

BOND:   WiOiam   W.,  35,  m   Rebecca  L.  Short,  15,  29   Oct  1879 

BOONE?:  Nathaniel,  22,  m   Loui^  Bartley,  13,  25   May  1877 

BOOZE:   Fulton  T.,  26,  m    Mary   A.  Huffman,   19,  26  June  1879 

BRADFORD:   Elender,  24,  m  James  Runyons,  19,  2   Feb  1880 
Jane,  24,  m  James  A.  Swinney,  20,  6  May  1680 
Thomas,  21,  rri   Mary  E.  Swinney,  15,  12   Aug  1880 

BRANHAM:   Caty  A.,  18,  m  John  A.   Potter,  22,  21  Nov  1680 
David,  27,  m  Alace  Osbom,  19,  21  Jan  1876 
Harvey  W.,  22,  m     Sarah  Roberts,  17,  4   May  1876 
James,  21,  m   Rhoda  J.   MuUins,  21,  15  Jan  1880 


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BRAMhAM:  Lewis,  22,  m   Causby  Jane   Rowe,  17,  26   Mar  1877 
Louisa,  18,  m  Isaac  Bardey  Jr.,  24,  10  Jul  1879 
Mahala,  17,  m  Solomon  Johnson,  17,  19  June  1879 
Sarah,  18,  m  ComeUus  Vanover,  19,  6  Sep  1877 
Tandy,  25,  m  Nancy  R.  Lewis,  14,  17  Jan  1876 
WiHiam,  23,  m   Margaret  Maggard,  17,  23  Oct  1879 
wHson,  38,  m  2nd,   Melvina  Damron,  28,  2nd,  19  Oct  1880 

BREEDEN:  Josephine,  17,  m   Peter  B.   AdkLns,  22,  12  Feb  1880 

BREWER:  Daniel,  21,  m  Sarah  E,  Johnson,  22,  26  Feb  1880 
Eliza,  19,  m  John  H.  hialL,  23,  2nd,  30   Oct  1880 
Nathaniel,  21,  m  Virginia  Damron,  17,  1  Apr  1880 

BRIDGEMAN:  Daniel,  25,  m  Louisa  Ray,  15,  24  Apr  1876 

BROWN:  McOly  ,  35,  m,  2nd,  Greenville  Thacker,  49,  2nd,  12  Apr  1877 
Thomas  Jefferson,  22,  m  Belvedory  Weddington,  16,  28  Dec  1876 
William  3.,  38,  m,  2nd,  Harriett  Bevins,  21,  25  Sep  1879 

BURGESS:  Frances  Kentucky,  17,  m  Huey  AdkLns,  20,  23  Nov  1876 
Luzena  H.,  21,  m  John  Meed,  25,  20  Jul  1876 
Mary  M.,  23,  m  Hibbard  Thacker,  23,  27  Nov  1879 

BURKS:  Angelme,  15,  m  Edward  Stewart,  30,  8  Apr  1880 
Rathbum,  17,  m   Martha  J,   Mull  ins,  19,  6  Nov  1877 

BURNETT:  John  B.,  20,  m   Martina  J.  Thompson,  18,  12   Apr  1877 
Louisa  E.,  22,  m  D.L.  GiEem,  36,  2nd,  7  Oct  1876 

BURRESS:  Benjamin,  21,  m,  2nd,   Mary  Jane  Burress,  15,  17  Jul  1880 
Mary  Jane,  15,  m  Benjamin  Burress,  21,  2nd,  17  Jul  1680 
SaUy  T.,  20,  m   Thomas  J.  Bevins,  32,  2nd,  28  Dec  1376?  7? 
Sidney,  21,  m  Jefferson  Fields,  19,  25  Apr  1878 

CAMPBELL:   Richard,  33,  m   Martha  A.  Hopkins,  IB,  25  Jul  1878 

CANADA Y:  L.D.,  21,  m   C^vanie  HatEifild,  18,  26  Oct  1876 
Rebecca,  18,  m  Jacob  Francis,  20,  15  Jan  1879 

CANES:  James,  21,  m  Sarah  J.   f rands,  16,  21  Aug  1878 

CANTREL:  Elizabeth,  17,  m  James  P.  Short,  21,  16   Mar  1880 

CARR:  Margaret,  21,  m  Isaian  Cheek,  26,  15  Feb  1877 
SalLey,  21  m  George  W.  Gross,  23,  15  Dec  1877 

CARRY:  Calvin,  22,  m  Rebecca  Smit±i,  17,  21  Aug  1879 

CARTER:  Abe,  24,  m   Caroline  M.   Adkins,  17,  5   Mar  1876 

Abraham,  26,  m,  2nd,  Caroiiine  (AdkLns)  Carter,  21,  2nd,  3  Dec  1879 
CarcOine  (Adkins),  21,  m,  2nd,  Abraham  Carter,  26,  2nd,  3  Dec  1879 
Jarret,  19,  m  Rocksey   Mims,  17,  28  Dec  1876 
Rachel^  28,  m  John  C.  Hylbon,  17,  14  Feb  1877 


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GARY:  Danbery  C,  22,  m  Vicy  Taylor,  19,  4  Jan  1877 

Vicy,  23,  m,  2nd,   Richard   McCoy,  26,  18   Mar  1880 

CASADAY:   Allen  H.,  23,  m  Jemima  Jane  Taylor,  21,  18   Apr  1878 
Nancy,  25,  m   Mases  Harwell,  35,  2nd,  14  Nov  1878 

CASE:  Nancy,  24,  m  Jolin  Damron,  29,  2nd,  17  Apr  1680 

CASEBOLT:   Kentucky,  16,  m  Spudock  Damron,  21,  2   May  1878 
Martha,  18,  m   George  Tackett,  19,  1  Aug  1878 

GaSEY:  John  F.,  22,  m  Elender  WolEord,  28,  23   Feb  1878 

William  H.,  22,  m   America  Fader,  age?,  19  Jan  1880 

C ASSAD Y:  Robert  H.,  22,  m  America  Morrison,  17,  7  Dec  1880 

CAUDEL:   Abel,  19,  m   RcseHne  Hall,  18,  26   Dec  1877 

CAUDILL:  Nancy,  19,  m  Samuel  Hampton,  20,  23  Oct  1879 
Sarah,  23,  m  Joseph  HaH,  15,  16  Sep  1879 

GAVINS:  Catharine,  52,  m  Abraiiam   Leady,  48,  2nd,  16  Oct  1879 
WiOiam,  20,  m  Sarah  Hess,  35,  31   Mar  1877 

CECIL:   MaHsa  J.,  18,  m   Charles  M.  Parson,  29,  13  Jul  1876 

CHAFFLMS:  John  W.,  21,  m   Arminta  B.   Maynard,  15,  11  Oct  1877 
Rebecca,  16,  m   MontervUle  Hatfield,  21,  8  Apr  1879 

CHANEY:  Abel  Sr.,  69,  m  4tli,  EUza   Rains,  40,  2nd,  22  Oct  1880 
Louisa,  16,  m  Albin  HatfieLi,  23,  28  Dec  1876?  1877? 
Mary  J.,  33  m,  2nd,   Mathaniel  Thacker,  31,  2nd,  14  Dec  1880 
Nanci'  J.,  17,  m  John  Thacker,  25,  19   Apr  1879 
Peggy  J.,  18,  m  James  A.  Thacker,  26,  25   Mar  1880 
Pricy,  16,  m  David  B.  Jones,  20,  16  Sep  1880 
Thomas  M.,  16,  m  Pricy  A.   Rains,  21,  3   Feb  1876 

CHAPMAN:   Edmond?,  29,  m  Sarah  Goosling,  23,  25  Dec  1880 
Maran,  21,  m  Tabitha?  Blackburn,  18,  27  Jul  1876 

CHARLES:   CeUa,  19,  m  Hiram   M.   Francis,   22,  6  Feb  1879 

Elizabeth,  25,  m  Thomas  Maynard,  24,  25  Nov  1880 
EmUine,  18,  m  John  W.  Smith,  19,  19  June  1679 
Fredrick,  19,  m  Jane  Hdoway,  17,  28   Feb  1878 
Kinsey  B.,  18,  m   Mary  Isack,  19,  4  Jan  1877 
Louisa  E.,  19,  m  Josiah  Sparks,  30,  2nd,  23  Sep  1876 
Mary  E.,  15,  m  Thomas  Blackburn,  18,  7  Apr  1880 
Thursey,  17,  m  David  Keen,  22,  10   Mar  1880 
Vicey,  21,  m  George   Vij.   Keen,  22,  11  Apr  1878 
Victory,  19,  m  Thomas  J.  Runyons,  18,  7  Nov  1878 
Afilliam  J.,  18,  m   Mary  Kindrick,  19,  2  Oct  1879 

CHEEK:  Isaiah,  26,  m   Margaret  Garr,  21,  15  Feb  1877 

CHILDEKS:   Flemon,  22,  m,  3rd,   Barbary  E.  Hylbon,  20,  29  Jan  1878 


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CHILDERS:   Mary  F.,  17,  m  Nelson  Clevinger,  22,  2nd,  15  Apr  1880 
Plfisent,  27,  m  Betheny  Hylbon,  17,  20  Feb  1877 
Sarah  A.,  16,  m  Alexander  Ratliff  Jr.,  23,  24  Jul  1880 
Victory,  17,  m   William  R.  Ramsey,  27,  29  Jan  1877 

CHRISTEN:   Ruthey,  23,  m,  2nd,  Jacob  McCoy,  26,  4  Jan  1880 

CHURCH:  FrankUn,  26,  m  Phebe  Blackburn,  24,  3   Mar  1879 

John  W.,  27,  m  Victory  E.  Belcher,  15,  28  June  1877 

CLARK:  Lydia,  18,  m  Hezeidah  Gross,  21,  12  Feb  1880 

CLAY:  John  H.,  23,   Kentucky  Ford,  20,  29  Oct  1879 

Victory,  25,  m  Silvester,   Roggers,  22,  21  Jan  1876 

CLEVINGER:  Nelson,  18,  m   Charity  Reaves,  16,  26  Dec  1876 

Nelson,  22,  m  ,2nd,   Mary  F.   Childers,  17,  15  Apr  1880 
Oney,  22,  m  Alexander  W,  Stratton,  39,  2nd,  23  Sep  1879 
Sarah  J.,  18,  m   WillLam   MuUins,  26,  15  May  1879 

COLEMAN:  Betsy  Ann,  16,  m   WiBiam  J.  Sanders,  20,  1  Jan  1880 
Daniel  Jr.,  24,  m  EUsabeth  Ratliff,  17,  1  Mar  1877 
David  (Crockett?),23,  m  Isobel  Goff,  21,  27   Mar  1879 
David  (L.),  22,  m  Delilah  Green,  19,  15  Jul  1878 
Edward  J.,  21,  m   Mahala  Thacker,  37,  2   Mar  1880 
Elexious,  17,  m  Pricy  Dotson,  24,  20  June  1878 
Hiram   M„  19,  m  Elisabeth  Dotson,  16,  6  Aug  1879 
James  L.,  22,  m   Minda  Dotson,  14,  10  Apr  1879 
Jasper,  23,  m   Mary  A.   Yates,  18,  18   Mar  1879 
John,  22,  m  EveUne  Rowe,  14,  15  Jan  1876 
Jonathan,  21,  m   Mary  Ratliff,  16,  15  Aug  1878 
Lewis,  22,  m  Sarah  Thacker,  36,  19   Aug  1876 
Mary  J.,  19,  m  Adam  Venters,  24,  1  Jan  1877 
Nancy  J.,  20,  m  EUjah   WdEord,  22,  27  Dec  1877 
Pricy,  42,  m,  2nd,  Shadrick  Stacey,  56,  2nd,  7   Mar  1878 
Rachel,  25,  m  Nathaniel  Adkins,  50,  2nd,  1  Dec  1876 
Rachel,  26,  m  Thomas  Thacker  Jr.,  18,  2nd  IB  Dec  1877 
Richard,  20,  m   Mahala  BentLey,  21,  24  Apr  1878 
Stephen  H.,  70,  2nd  m  Nancy  Fields,  40,  24  Nov  1880 
ALliiam  Jr.,  19,  m   Mary  Vance,  16,  8   Mar  1877 
William  H.,  22,  m   Reeney  Stump  13,  8  Jul  1880 
WiUiam   M.,  22,  m  Nancy  Adkins,  19,  8   Aug  1878 

COLLIER:  Sarah  E.,  18,  m  Jesse  Tackett,  22,  15  May  1879 

COLLINS:  EUjah,  20,  m  Elizabeth  Lamb,  21,  13  Jan  1876 

Lurena  CarcQine,  18,  m  John  Honaker,  21,  26  Nov  1677 
Mary,  34,  m,  2nd,  James  Miller,  5  Oct  1877 
Mary  E.,  15,  m  Floyd  Varney,  16,  29    Mar  1677 
Polly  A.,  16,  m  Andy  Maynard,  17,  10  Jan  1880 
Thursey  C,  15,  m  James  Honaker,  18,  14  Aug  1880 

COLLINS  WORTH:  Josepli  F.,  31,  m   May  E.  Lesley,  17,  7  Apr  1880 
WiDiam  F.,  30,  m   Matilda  J.  Scott,  23,  2  Nov  1876 


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COMPTON:  Benjamin,  24,  m   Meribay  J.   Robinson,  17,   31  Jan  1878 
Eluford,  21,  m   Mary  Smith,  30,  2nd,  2  June  1880 
James  B.,  22,  m   iMaHnda  Dye,  17,  11   Mar  1880 
Louisa,  22,  m  David  C.  Justice,  23,  19    May  1880 
Sarah  A.,  21,  m   William  Damron,  29,  17  Nov  1877 

CONNELLY:   Franklin  P.,  25,  m   BeUe  C.   Ratliff,  22,  8  Jul  1880 

COUNTS:   E.K.,  30,  m     2nd,  Arminda  Rowe,  19,  2nd,  22  Feb  1876 

CUURTMY:   George  J.,  24,  m  Serepta  Ann  Marrs,  30,  8  June  1876 
Sarah,  22,  m  Andrew   Scott  Jr.,  26,  2nd,  29  Jul  1879 

COX:   Arminta,  16,  m  Alford  P.,  21,  2  Mar  1876 

James  F.,  18,  m  PcQley  PhiOips,  15,  27  Jan  1879 
Mary,  16,  m  Harvey  SLone,  19,  9  Dec  1880 

CRAIG:  Juley   A.,  20  m,  2nd,  Lindsey  Lesley,  23,  5   Mar  1879 

CRIGGER:  Harmon,  25,  m,  2nd,  Susan  May,  19,  31   May  1877 

CROSS:  Sarah  J.,  21,  m  B.C.  Smith,  30,  11  Jul  1878 

CURRY:  Sela,  21,  m  John  AUen,   17,  13  Jul  1879 

DAiMRON:  Alford  J.,  19,  m   Mary   E.   Kinney,  18,  27   Feb  1879 

Cordelia,  23,  m   Robert  E.  Benson,  30,  2nd,  23  Oct  1879 
Elizabeth,  16,  m  Jamas  M.  Lambert,  22,  20  June  1877 
Elizabeth,  16,  m  John  Roberts,  21,  8  Jan  1877 
FaUy  0.,  18,  m  Jamas  F.  Greer,  20,  26   Nov  1879 
Jamas,  22,  m  Louisa  A.  Swiney,  16,  9   Aug  1879 
James  Jr.,  22,  m   Martiia  A.  Greer,  16,  31   May  1877 
James  M.J.,  21,  m  Sarah  Osboum,  16,   17  Sep  1879 
John,  29,  m,  2nd,   Nanc^^  Case,  24,  17  Apr  1880 
Mciry  J.,  28,  m  David   Marrs,  24,  28   Apr  1876 
Mary  L.,  14,  m  Richard  Roberts,  21,  31  Jul  1876 
iMelvina,  28,  m,  2nd,   wilson  Branham,  33,  2nd,  19   Oct  1880 
Nancy,  20,  m  Hirata  Tackett,  44,  2nd,  16  Dec  1878 
PerHna,  17,  m  John  W.   Roberts,  22,  25  Jul  1879 
Perlina,  21,  m  James  D.   Yates,  22,  8   Apr  1880 
Rutiiey  J.,  15,  m  James  J.   Roberts,  21,  15  Apr  1880 
SpurLocK,  21,  m  Kentucky  Casebolt,  16,  2  May  1878 
Virginia,  17,  m  Nathaniel  Brewer,  21,  1  Apr  1880 
William,  29,  m   Sarah  A.   Compton,  21,  17  Nov  1877 

DANIELS:  Nancy,  22,  m  Joseph  Prater,  23,  14   Apr  1879 
Peter,  23,  m  Sarah  A.   Norman,  15,  9   Mar  1876 

DAREFIELD:  Nancy  EUzabetlTi  Jane,  18,  m   AcquQla  Draughn,   31,  22  Nov  1877 

DAVIS:  AUce  E.,  15,  m   Mathew  Hatfield,  29,  13  Nov  1879 
Arminta  C,  18,  m  John  B.   Morris,  23,  10   Feb  1876 
Jemima  "Mimey"  Rebecca,  17,  m  Onson  R.  Lowe,  17,  6  June  1878 
Mary,  40,  m,  2nd,   Richard  Hatfield,  50,  2nd,  30   Apr  1877 


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DAWSON:  Daniel  H.,  25,  m   Margrett  A.  Blan}:enship,  21,  17  Feb  1876 

DEAN:  KatB,  18,  m  David  Francis,  29,  15  Jan  1880 

DESKINS:  James  F.,  17,  m   Amanda  M.  Justice,  15,  16  Nov  1876 
Nancy  Jane,  16,  m   WiBiam  T,  Pl-iiUips,  22,  22  Jul  1880 
Virginia,  21,  m  Benjamin  WillLamson,  25,  2  Dec  1880 

DONLEY:  Elizabeth  J.,  19,  m   Martin  Hess,  25,  24  June  1878 

DOTSON:  Anderson  J.,  20,  m  Pricey  WoLford,  15,  31  Oct  1877 
Elisabetii,  16,  m  Hiram   M.  Coleman,  19,  6  Aug  1879 
Jourdan  Jr.,  21,  m  Surrilda  A.  Hagar,  17,  27  Sep  1877 
Minda,  14,  m  James  L.  Cdeman,  22,  10  Apr  1679 
Peter  L.,  17,  m  Sarah  A.  Prater,  18,  19  Apr  1879 
Pricey,  14,  m  Denny  AHen,  22,  29  Jul  1880 
Pricy,  24,  m  Elsxious  Coleman,  17,  20  June  1878 
'rtiUiam  H„  18,  m  Elizabeth  May,  17,  14  Aug  1879 

DRAUGHN:  AcqmHa,  31,  m  Nancy  Elizabeth  Jane  Darefield,  18,  22  Nov  1877 

DYE:   Malinda,  17,  m  James  B.  Compton,  22,  11   Mar  1880 

£LKI.\'S:  Cariine,  17,  m  John  H.  Tackett,  22,  1  Sep  1876 

David,  23,  m  Nancy  Juel  (Jewel?),  19,  26  Aug  1880 
Elizabeth,  17,  m  Richard  Ratliff,  20,  22  Dec  1876 
Robert  R.,  22,  m   Marthia  Ellis,  22,  13  Sep  1877 
Winiam  F.,  52,  m,  2nd,  Easber  A.  Gipson,  20,  20   Aug  1880 
WLnny,  23,  m  Sherd  RiEe,  22,  14  June  1877 

ELLIS:  Almeda,  16,  m  Richard  HylbDn,  21,  15  Aug  1879 

Elizabeth,  22,  m  George  C.   Robinson,  49,  3rd,  11  Mar  1878 
James,  22,  m  Caroline  Ball*  21,  7  Apr  1880 
Manurvy,  22,  m  John  Mounts,  23,  14  Sep  1676 
Martha,  22,  m   Robert  R.   ELdns,  22,  13  Sep  1877 
Mel,  33,  m,  2nd,   Margaret  E.  Gross,  24,  20  Jul  1880 
Nancy,  16,  m  James  B.  Gillum,  22,  31   May  1879 

ELSv^ICK:  George  W.,  22,  m  Sirena  Sparks,  23,  18   May  1877 
James  vv.,  24,  m  Sarah  E.  Mead,  15,  16  Dec  1880 
Jane,  24,  m   William  E.   Marrs,  24,  6  Feb  1879 
John  P.,  23,  m   Mariba  Bevins,  38,  8  Aug  1878 
Mandy,  17,  m   WiLHam  Justice,  25,  15  Aug  1878 
Nancey,  18,  m   Andrew  Scotfe  Jr.,  19,  21   Mar  1876 

ENGLAND:  Lucinda,  23,  m  Drury  (Dewey?)  Kinney,  30,  3  Mar  1877 
Thomas,  21,  m  Dianah  (Dinah?)  Francis,  21,  29  Mar  1877 
William  F.,  21,  m  Elisabeth  Hylton,  21,  17  Jan  1878 

EPLING:  Henry,  18,  m  Louisa  A.  Phillips,  16,  13  Sep  1877 
Isaac,  19,  m  Nancy  A.  Adkins,  17,  16  Jul  1880 

ESTEP:  Daniel  S.,  19,  m  Lydia   R.  Blankenship,  15,  21  Sep  1676 

Elizabeth,  20,  m   Attison  (Hutson?)   McCoy,  23,  8  Dec  1877 
Elizabeth,  23,  m  2nd,  George  W.  Prayter,  25,  2nd,  27   Nov  1879 


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ESTEP:  Joseph,  21,  m  Elizabeth  McCoy,  lb,  13  Jul  1876 

Margaret,  15,  m   MarslialL  MuOins,  19,  28   Mar  1676 
Nancy  J.,  15,  m   WiHiam  B.  Blankeiiship,  19,  16  Sep  1680 

FARLER:   AmerLca,  — ,  m   V>illiam  H,  Casey,  22,  19  Jan  1680 

FARLEY:  Ginna  (Jennie?),  24,  rn  ^^ehemia^i  Wolfora,  26,  19  Jan  1879 
James  H.,  18,  m  Sarah  Blackburn,  19,  9   May  1878 
MounterviQe,  18,  m  EHzabetli  Sraith,  21,  27   Apr  1876 

FARMER:  Andrew,  24,  m   K.  (Amanda)  J.  Jolinson,  — ,  30  Jan  1879 
Servilla,  15,  m  Fran>din  Rose,  22,  26  Feb  1879 

FERRELL:  Ali,  20,  m  Lydia  Hatfield,  17,  18  Dec  1879 

Richard  M.,  45,  m  Kentucky  Scott,  33,  2nd,  18   May  1876 

FIDLER:  Joi:in,  26,  m  Eliza  Sword,  28,  7  Apr  1880 

FIELDS:  Jefferson,  19  m  Sidney  Burns,  21,  25  Apr  1878 

wiUiar.,  21,  m  Susana  G.   PhiUips,  17,  17  Jul  1877 

FLANNERY:   Christena,  18,  m  Nelson  HamiLton,  22,  15  Sep  1879 

FLEMONS:  John  J.,  23,  m   Mary  F.  Johnson,  19,  20  tSov  1880 

FORD:  Catherine,  14,  m  John  M.  Yatas,  16,  28  Jan  1880 

riarrison  Jr.,  32,  m  Sarah  Reaves,  25,  2nd,  19  Dec  1878 
Kentucky,  20,  m  John  H.   Clay,  23,  29  Oct  1679 
Lucy,  32,  m  2nd  William  Greer,  51,  16  Feb  1876 
Rebecca,  24,  m  EHjaii  France,  27,  2nd,  13  Jan  1879 

FOUTS:  Lucey,  16,  m   Andrew  J.   Ray,  28,  2nd,  22  Apr  1876 

FRANCE:   EliTah,  27,  m,  2nd,  Rebecca  Ford,  24,  13  Jan  1879 
George   W.,  21,  m  Angela  Little,  16,  15  Dec  1880 

FRANCIS:  Charity,  23,  m   l\il1iam  SetsLer,  25,  21   Mar  1879 
David,  29,  m  Kate  Dean,  18,  15  Jan  1880 
Delilah  A.,  22,  m    William  L,  Varney,  17,  21  Aug  1879 
Dianah  (Dinah?),  21,  m  Thomas  England,  21,  29   Mar  1877 
Elias,  18,  m  Lucinda  Ja(o?)nes,  18,  7  i\ov  1878 
Hiram   M.,  22,  m   CeUa  Charles,  19,  6  Feb  1879 
John  C,  20,  m,  2nd,   Charlotty  F.  Hylton,  20,  23   Mar  1876 
John  C,  — ,  m,  3rd,  Sylvania  Wciford,  19,  7  fviov  1878 
John  W.,  22,  m   Militia  Varney,  18,  4  Oct  1877  (bond  2  Sep?  1676) 
Mary  L.,  16,  m  John  P.  Justice,  23,  10   Mar  1879 
MatQda,  27,  m   Willi  am  H.  Thombur^',  29,  2nd,  26  Oct  1878 
Moses,  20,  m   Pricy  Smith,  16,  6  Mar  1879 
Sarah  J.,  16,  m  James  Canes,  21,  21  Aug  1678 
Susanah,  26,  m   WiQiam   M.  McGuire,  19,  10   Feb  1876 
Tempy,  18,  m   William  H.   Young,  17,  29  Jan  1680 

FRAiNiClSCO:  B.L.C.,  20,  m  Louesa  Ratliff,  16,  24   Oct  1878 

Ervin  (Evans?),  25,  m   Nancey  Smith,  21,   30   Nov  1877 
Isabella  J.,  16,  m  Henry  Varney,  21,  15  Aug  1878 


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FRAi\ CISCO:   MelvLn,  22,  m   Martlia  Jane  ReyncOids,  16,  21  Mar  1879 
Rachel,  48,  m  John  Robnet,  52,  2nd,  28  Nov  1878 

FREDERICK:  John,  17,  gave  bond  for  m  to  Charity  Francis,  22,  9  Nov  1876 
Nathan,  21,  m   Charity  Maynard,  16,  9  Nov  1876 

FUG  ATE:  John  D.,  48,  m,  2nd,  Susan  C.  Scott,  23,  26  May  1878 
John  E.,  27,  m  Arminta  E.  Taylor,  17,  22  Oct  1880 

FULLER:  Georgia  Ann,  19,  m  Charles  E.  Layne,  28,  1  Sep  1880 
Mary  E.,  19,  m  John  A.  Huffman,  20,  8  Feb  1876 

GILLEM:  Elizabeth,  17,  m  George  W.  Priest,  23,  12  Sep  1879 
Mary  E.,  14,  m  Acton  Scott,  Jr.  21,  16  Jan  1879 
WiJQiam,  21,  m  Arcisis?  Griffith,  17,  5  Oct  1880 

GILLIAM:  D,L.,  21,  m   Mary  E.  Johnson,  23,  24  June  1880 

D.L.,  36,  m,  2nd,   Louisa  E,  Bu(a?)met,  22,  7  Oct  76 
Elizabeth,  15,  m  John   W.  Nunery,  23,  11  Sep  1877 

GILLUM:  Francis  B.,  20,  m  Jane  Blackburn,  20,  4  Apr  1878 
James  B.,  22,  m  Nancy  Ellis,  16,  31  May  1877 

GIPSON:  Easter  A.,  20,  m   William  F.  ElfcLns,  52,  2nd,  20  Aug  1880 
Sarah  A.,  16,  m  Newton  Ramey,  22,  19  June  1877 

GOFF:  Isobel,  21,  m  David  (Crocket?)  Coleman,  23,  27  Mar  1879 
John   W.  Jr.,  20,  m   Martha  Jane  Ball,  16,  1  Aug  1876 
Mary,  19,  m   MonterviHe   Williamson,  17,  22  Mar  1879 
Mary  J.?  Z?,  14,  m  James  W.  Ratiift,  25,  17  Dec  1877 

GOOSLING:  Juiyanna,  21,  John  Blackburn,  21,  25  Apr  1878 
Sarah,  23,  m  Edmond  Chapman,  29,  25  Dec  1880 

GREEN:  DeHlah,  19,  m  David  Coleman,  22,  15  Jul  1878 

GREER:  Isaac  M.,  18,  m  Sarah  C.   Adkins,  16,  28  Dec  1677 
James  F.,  20,  m  Fally  0.  Damron,  18,  26  Nov  1879 
M.D.  Layett,  19,  m  Drucilla  MuUins,  19,  15  May  1879 
Martha  A.,  16,  m  James  Damron  Jr.,  22,  31   May  1877 
vviUdam,  51,  m  Lucy  Sword,  32,  2nd,  16  Feb  1876 

GRIFFITH:  Arcisis  (?),  21,  m   William  Gillem,  21,  5  Oct  1880 

GROSS:  George  W.,  23,  m  SaUy  Carr,  21,  15  Dec  1877 
Hezekiali,  21,  m  Lydia  Clark,  18,  12  Feb  1880 
Margaret  E.,  24,  m   Mel  EUis,  33,  2nd,  20  Jul  1880 

HACKNEY:  James,  21,  m   Columbia  May,  17,  29   Mar  1878 
Nancy,  19,  m  Harrison  Reynolds,  24,  14  Jul  1817 
Sealy,  19,  m  Absalom  Smitli,  25,  21  Oct  1880 
WiHiam  H.,  24,  gave  bond  to  marry  Reney  May,  20,  20  Oct  1876 
wiULam  H.,  25,  m  Dianna  May,  14,  20   Apr  1878 

HAGAR:  Mac  C,  24,  m,  2nd,   Mary  E.  Stump,  17,  24  Feb  1876 


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HALL:  Frances,  18,  m  Harvey  G.  Anderson,  27,  31  Oct  1877 
John  H.,  23,  m,  2nd,   Eliza  Brewer,  19,  30  Oct  1880 
Josei±i,  15,  m  Sarah  CaudeH,  23,  16  Sep  1879 
Laura,  16,  m  Lilbran  HowelU  17,  8   May  1678 
.Morgan,  22,  m  SaUy  HalU  22,  12  Aug  1878 
Moah,  18,  m  Nancy  Isjewsoin,  20,  19  Jul  1876 
Richard,  18,  m  Amey  Johnson,  28,  2nd,  12  May  1880 
RoseLLne,  18,  m  Abel  Caudel,  19,  26  Dec  1877 
SalLy,  22,  m  Morgan  HalU  22,  12  Aug  1876 
Tipton,  19,  m   Mary  J.   rackets  20,  7  i\ov  1878 

HAMILTON:  Jaraes,  21,  m   Mary  D.   MiHer,  20,  15   Mar  1877 

James  vs\,  25,  m  Sarah  M.  Adkins,  20,  11  Aug  1880 
Melvin,  21,  m   Martha  Keel,  23,  25  Jan  1879 
Nelson,  22,  m   ChnstLna  Flanery,  18,  15  Sep  1879 

tiAMMONS:   Mary  S.,  18,  m  Silvester  MuUins,  21,  14   Mar  1877 

HAMPTON:  Calsb  D.,  18,  m  Blender  Tackett^  16,  30  Dec  1880 
Samuel,  20,  m  Nancy  CaudeU,  19,  23  Oct  1879 

HARRIS:  Rebecca,  20,  m  Harrison  White,  40,  3rd,  24   Mar  1880 

HARWELL:  HOWELL?  Moses,  35,  m,  2nd,  iNiancy  Casaday,  25,  14  Nov  1878 

HATCHER:   Cordelia  A.,  23,  m  Isaac  N.   Porter,  22,  8  Oct  1879 
John  H.,  20,  m  Fanny  M.  Williamson,  17,  16  Mar  1876 

HATFIELD:  Alhin,  20,  m  Luisa  Chaney,  16,  28  Dec  1877  (bond  says  1876) 
Elizabetii,  20,  m  Taylor  Horton,  23,  10  Feb  1876 
Floyd,  18,  m  Anna  V.   Pinson,  25,  17  Feb  1876 
George  Vi .,  17,  m   Martiia  HatfieL3,  17,  21  Mar  1878 
Lawyer,  17,  m  Louisa   Parker  i\ew,  17,  17  May  1877 
Leah,  30,  m  Lilburn  H.  Horton,  30,  2nd,  24  Feb  1876 
Lyda,  17,  m  AH  Eerrell,  20,  18  Dec  1879 
Martha,  17,  m  George   W.  Hatfield,  17,  21   Mar  1878 
Matiiew,  29,  m  Alice  S.  Davis,  15,  13  Nov  1879 
Mounterville,  21,  m  Rebecca  Chafins,  16,  8  Apr  1679 
Richard,  50,  m,  2nd,   Mary  Davis,  40,  2nd,  30   Apr  1877 
Sylvcinie,  18,  m  L.D.  Canaday,  27,  26  Oct  1876 
Ulyses,  27,  m  Sally  Vamey,  25,  25   Apr  1878 

HELVEY:   Anderson,  25,  m   Martha  J.  Ratiiff,  26,  24  Dec  1879 
Henry,  70,  m,  2nd,  Virginia  May,  51,  2nd,  11  Nov  1880 

BENSON:  Rorjert  E.,  30,  m,  2nd,  Cordelia  Damron,  23,  23  Oct  1879 

HESS:  Henry  D.,  21,  m   Nancy  J.  hess,  16,  19   Nov  1876 

Malissa  C,  17,  m  Harrison  Smith,  36,  2nd,  3  Feb  1880 
Martin,  25,  m  Elisabeth  J.  Donley,  19,  24  June  1878 
Nancy  J.,  16,  m  Henr>'  D.  Hess,  21,  19  Nov  1878 
Sarah  Hess,  35,  m   William   Ca^/ins,  20,  31   Mar  1877 


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HIWKEL:  EOizabeth,  23,  m   Moses  Maynard,  23,  29   Feb  1876 
Robert,  19,  m  Rhody  J.   Miller,  16,  3  Sep  1878 
Thomas  J.,  27,  m  Jane  Williamson,  28,  10  Feb  1876 

rilTE:   Mintie  L.,  20,  m  Columbus  C.  Scott,  21,  22  Feb  1879 

HOLOW?^Y:  Jane,  17,  m  Fredrick  Charles,  19,  28  Feb  1878 

HOlSAKER:  James,  18,  m  Thursey  C.  CcdlLns,  15,  14  Aug  1880 
John,  21,  m  Louemma  C.  CdOins,  18,  26  Nov  1877 

riOPKLNS:  Betheney,  21,  m  Henry  Tackett,  30,  5  Jan  1878 

Elisha,  60  m,  2nd,   Mary  A.  Riley,  23,  14  Aug  1679 
Louisa  A.,  18,  m  J.W.  Murser,  25,  12  Sep  1878 
Martha  A.,  18,  m  Richard  CampbelU  33,  25  Jul  1878 

HORTON:  Jake,  26,  m  Jane  Owens,  17,  17  Sep  1877 

Lilbum  H.,  30,  m,  2nd,  Leah  Hatfield,   30,  24  Feb  1876 
Taylor,  23,  m  EUzabeth  Hatfield,  20,  10   Feb  1876 

HOWARD:  Harvey,  25,  m,  2nd,  Anna  Adams,  30,  2nd,  24  Feb  1876 
Robert*  23,  m   Manurvy  Stratton,  18,  14  Oct  1880 

HOWELL:   Lilbran,  19,  m  Laura  HalL,  16,  8   May  1876 

HUFFMAN:  John  A.,  20,  m   Mary  E.  Fuller,  19,  3  Feb  1876 
Mary  A.,  19,  m  Fulton  T.  Booze,  26,  26  June  1879 
Mary  E.,  23,  m  Allen  W.  Lesley,  27,  10  Nov  1880 
Sarah  H„  16,  m  L.J.  Tibbs,  23,  16  May  1878 

HUNT/HURT:   Aaron,  25,  m   Rachel  A.  Sword,  17,  22  June  1876 
James  M.,  19,  m  Sarah  J.  Justice,  22,  10  Oct  1877 
John  Sr.,  70,  m,  2nd,   Mary  J.   RatUff,  60,  2nd,  5  Feb  1880 
Rebecca,  21,  m  Alexander  Mounts,  21,  18  Oct  1879 

HURLEY:  America,  21,  m   Flemon  Sanson,  23,  1  Jan  1878 

EUzabetli,  19,  m   Meredith  Shej^rd,  20,  25  Dec  1879 
Leanah,  19,  m  David  Wdford,  Jr.,  23,  3  Apr  1879 
Martha,  28,  m,  2nd,   WiLburn  Smith,  37,  2nd,  4   May  1876 
Mary  M.D.,  16,  m  Ransom   Wdford,  16,  13  June  1877 

HYLTON:  Barbary  E.,  20,  m  Flemon  Childers,  22,  2nd,  29  Jan  1878 
Betlieny,  17,  m  Plesent  Childers,  27,  20  Feb  1877 
CharLotty  F.,  20,  m  John  C.   Francis,  20,  2nd,  23   Mar  1876 
Elisabeth,  21,  ra   William   F.   England,  21,  17  Jan  1878 
Harrison,  18,  m   Winny  Roberts,  15,  28  Dec  1876 
Harvy  G.,  22,  m   Mary  A.  Adkins,  22,  1  Mov  1877 
HuMy  E.,  19,  m   Martin  Boiling,  22,  29  Jan  1878 
James  M.,  24,  m   Rebecca  Roberts,  21,  6  Apr  1876 
John  C,  17,  m  Rachel  Carter,  28,  14  Feb  1877 
Richard,  21,  m  Almeda  Ellis,  16,  15  Aug  1879 

L\DICUT:  Sarah  M.,  16,  m  Harvey  Lewis,  21,  17  Jan  1878 
IRICK:  David,  24,  m  EmiLy  PhiUips,  22,  2nd,  28  J\SL  1879 


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Ij^CK:  Lurissey,  20,  m  Blackburn  Sturgill^  22,  10  Sep  1878 
Mary,  19,  m  Kinsey  B.  Charles,  18,  4  Jan  1877 

ISOM:  David  D.,  20,  m  Sarah  J.  Vanover,  19,  2  Sep  1876 

JACKSON:  Nancy,  22,  m  Thomas  James,  24,  19  Dec  1878 

JAMES:  Thomas,  24,  m  Nancy  Jackson,  22,  19  Dec  1878 

JOHNSON:  Alexander,  19,  m  Emmeyretty  Ratliff,  14,  27  Feb  1879 
Amanda  (M.)  J.,  — ,  m  Andrew   Farmer,  24,  30  Jan  1879 
Amey,  28  m,  2nd,  Richard  HalU  18,  12   May  1880 
Caroline,  21,  m  John  Marrs,  22,  6  Jul  1878 
James  B.,  22,  m   Mary  Keen,  20,  5  Apr  1878 
John,  23,  m  MaHnda  C.  SturgilL?,  19,  8  Dec  1876 
Louisa  J.,  19,  m  David  J.   WcOford,  22,  25  Dec  1879 
Margaret  A.,  18,  m  Henry  Baker,  22,  21  Jan  1878 
Mary  E.,  23,  m  D.L.GiHiam,  21,  24  June  1880 
Mary  F.,  19,  m  John  J.  Flemons,  23,  20  Nov  1880 
Mary  J.,  18,  m   William  B.  Johnson,  16,  25  Dec  1880 
Sarah  E.,  22,  m  Daniel  Brewer,  21,  26  Feb  1880 
Solomon,  17,  m   Mahala  Branham,  17,  19  June  1879 
William,  18,  m  LucLnda  Wright,  23,  11  Dec  1880 
William  A.,  19,  m   Mary  Mounts,  19,  18  Apr  1878 
William  B.,  16,  m   Mary  J.  Johnson,  18,  25  Dec  1880 
William  P.,  45,  m,  2nd,  Sarah  Layne,  20,  28  Aug  1879 

JONES:  David  B.,  20,  m  Pricey  Chaney,  16,  16  Sep  1880 
LucLnda,  18,  m  EUas  Francis,  18,  7  Nov  1878 

JOSEPH:  Loueasy  ,  30,  m  George  McCoy,  24,  6  Feb  1879 
MaHnda  J.,  — ,  m  Green  McCoy,  23,  12  Aug  1880 

JUEL:  Nancy,  19,  m  David  ElkLns,  23,  26   Aug  1880 

JUS'nCE:  Aaron,  24,  m,  2nd,  Nancy  J.  Blackburn,  15,  24  Aug  1876 
Alferd  P.,  21,  m  Arminta  Cox,  16,  2  Mar  1876 
Amanda  M.,  15,  m  James  F.  Deskins,  17,  16  Nov  1876 
America,  22,  m  Josliua  McCown?  McCain?,  27,  3rd,  7  May  1878 
Andrew  J.,  18,  m  EUzabeth  Jane  Blackburn,  21,  8   May  1876 
Betsy  A.,  23,  m  James  A.  Lockhart,  36,  2nd,  21  Dec  1876 
David  C,  29,  m   Margret  Jane  Robinson,  20,  29   Mar  1877 
David  C,  23,  m  Louisa   Compton,  22,  19   May  1880 
Delilah,  21,  m  John  Blackburn,  22,  1  Jan  1880 
Elisabeth,  22,  m   William  J.  Childers,  20,  18  Nov  1880 
EUzateth  T.,  17,  m  Chades  E.  BiHiter  Jr.,  20,  13  Dec  1877 
Jesse  H.,  20,  m  Louisa  Thacker,  19,  10  Apr  1879 
John,  22,  m  Tabitha  J.   Meed,  19,  11  Dec  1879 
Jolin  P.,  23,  m   May?  L.  Francis,  16,  10   Mar  1879 
Linsey,  31,  m  Polly  Justice,  38,  26  Sep  1879 
Louisa  E.,  23,  m  J.B.  Sanders  Jr.,  22,  4   Mar  1879 
Mahaley,  17,  m  John  W.  BiUter,  41,  1  Apr  1880 
Miles,  34,  m,  2nd,  Artilda  Justice,  27,  5  Apr  1877 
PolLy,  38,  m  Linsey  Justice,  31,  26  Sep  79 
Pdly,  25,  m  Thomas  Meed,  22,  7  Aug  1878 


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JUS'lICE:  Rhoda,  24,  m   Wesley  Adkins,  18,  3  Oct  1876 

Sarati  J.,  22,  m  James  M.  Hunt,  19,  10  Oct  1877 

Tilda  (Artilda),  27,  m   Miles  Jusstice,  34,  2nd,  5  Apr  1877 

Vicy,  29,  m  Jess  PlriiULps,  60,  2nd,  1  Aug  1876 

William  Jr.,  25,  m   Mandy  l^wick,  19,  15  Aug  1878 

v^iHiam  T.,  20,  m   Polly  (Mary)  M.  Prater,  19,  6  Jan  1876 

KEATHLEY:   William  J.,  19,  m   Caroline  Sturgill,  18,  12  Jul  1877 

KEEL:  Martha,  23,  m   Melvin  Hamilton,  21,  25  Jan  1879 

Mary,  17,  m  Andrew    Mullins,  Jr.,  28,  2nd,  27   Feb  1877 

KEEt^:  CyntlTia,  24,  m  EU  Miller,  22,  29   Mar  1877 

David,  22,  m  Thursey  Charles,  17,  10   Mar  1880 
George  W.,  22,  m  Vicey  Charles,  21,  11  Apr  1878 
Mary,  20,  m  James  B.  Johnson,  22,  5  Apr  1878 

KEESEE:  James,  22,  m   Malvina  Maynard,  23,  15  Nov  1877 
John,  19,  m  Sarah  J.   Maynard,  16,  10  Feb  1876 
Nancy,  27,  m  John  B.   Williamson,  23,  12  Jan  1877 

KING;  David,  36,  m   Martha  McFaddin,  29,  2nd,  31  Mar  1880 
Samuel  M.,  30,  m,  2nd,  Sarah  Taylor,  17,  6  Dec  1879 

KIiNiNEY:  Drury  (Dewey?),  30,  m  Lucinda  England,  23,  3   Mar  1877 
Mar^'  E.,  18,  m   AlEord  J.  Damron,  19,  27  Feb  1879 

KIRK:  Mary  J.,  16,  m   William  Layne,  Jr.,  23,  27   Aug  1877 

LAMB:  Elizabeth,  21,  m  EUjah  Collins,  20,  13  Jan  1876 

LAMBERT:  James  M.,  22,  m   EUzateth  Damron,  18,  20  June  1877 

LAYNE:   Charles  E.,  28,  m   Georgia  Ann  Fuller,  19,  1  Sep  1880 
James  M.,  35,  m   Marium  SLone,  35,  2nd,  13   May  1876 
Lucey  J.,  17,  m   Reece  New,  22,  31  Dec  1877 
Mary  D„  18,  m  Jolin  R.  TcOliver,  22,  15  Apr  1880 
Melvina,  19,  m  General  J.  Prater,  23,  20  Mar  1879 
Merediti-i,  37,  m,  2nd,  Letty  WolEord,  23,  31   Mar  1877 
Rebecca  A.,  17,  m  James  A.  Alley,  28,  30  Sep  1880 
Sarah,  20,  m   William  P.  Johnson,  45,  2nd,  28   Aug  1879 
Sarati  M.,  30,  m   Thomas  F.   West,  40,  2nd,  11  Aug  1880 
Virginia,  19,  m   William  Blankensl-iip,  22,   6  Feb  1879 
William,  21,  m  Pricey  Prater,  18,  12   Aug  1876 
WiULam  Jr.,  23,  m   May  J. Kirk,  18,  27   Aug  1877 
■WiULam  H.,  37,  m,  2nd,   Mar^'  Jane  Steele,  22,  12  Jul  1877 

LEE:   Mary  Ann,  21,  m  Andrew   F.  Bartley,  23,  2nd,  16  Sep  1876 

LEEDY:  Abraham,  48,  m,  2nd,  Catherine  Gavins,  52,  16  Oct  1879 
Andrew,  18,  m   Parlee  Robinson,  17,  5  Jul  1877 
Mary  E.,  16,  m  Jamas  Lewis,  27,  25   Dec  1880 

LESLEY:  Allen   W.,  27,  m   Mary  E.  Huffman,  23,  10  Nov  1880 
John  B.,  19,  m  Elizabeth  Lowe,  19,  28  Dec  1876 


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LESLE'^:  Lindsey,  23,  m  Juley  A.  Craig,  20,  2nd,  5   Mar  1879 

Mary  E.,  17,  m  Joseph  F.  CdUinsworth,  31,  7  Apr  1880 
Mary  J.,  18,  m   William  J.   Reynolds,  30,  18  Jul  1878 
Minty,  23,  m   wiLiam  H.   Maynard,  23,  22  Feb  1877 
Thomas  J.,  27,  m  Sarah  A.   walker,  28,  9   Mar  1876 

LEWIS:  Harvey,  21,  m  Sarah  M.  Indicut,  16,  17  Jan  1878 

Henry,  23,  m  Mary  J.   Marshal,  30,  2nd,  31  Jul  1978 
James,  27,  Mary  E.  Leedy,  16,  25  Dec  1880 
Jefferson,  21,  m  Nancy  Robinson,  22,  20  Oct  1879 
Nancy  R.,  14,  m  Tandy  Branham,  25,  17  Jan  1876 

LITTLE:  Angela,  15,  m  George   W.  France,  21,  15  Dec  1880 
Cornelius,  21,  m  Lucinda  Tackett,  15,  12  Nov  1878 

LOCKARD:  Daniel,  17,  m   AngeHne  Smith,  16,  12   May  1877 

LOCKHART:  James  A.,  36  m,  2nd,  Betsy  A.  Justice,  23,  21   Dec  1876 

LO ONEY:  Henderson,  19,  m  Sarah  J.  Ramey,  21,  26  Feb  1879 

LOWE:  Adron  (Orison?)  R.,  19,  m  EHzabetli  E.   Williamson,  19,  21   Aug  1879 
EHzabetli,  19,  m  John  B.  Lesley,  19,  28  Dec  1876 
Orison  R.  Jr.,  17,  m  Jemima  (Mimey)  Retecca  Davis,  17,  6  June  1878 

McCOWN:  CtiristLna,  24,  m  Stephen  Ratliff,  22,  22  Nov  1877 
Joshua,  27,  m  3rd,  America  Justice,  22,  7  May  1878 
MaHnda  E.,  17,  m  Thomas  Sanders,  22,  27   Feb  1879 

McCOY:  Attison  (Hutson?),  23,  m  EHzabeth  Estep,  20,  8  Dec  1677 
Elizabetli,  18,  m  Josepii  Estep,  21,  13  Jul  1876 
George,  24,  m  Loueasey  Joseph,  30,  6  Feb  1879 
Green,  23,  m  Malinda  J.  Josef^i,  — ,  12   Aug  1880 
Jacob,  26,  m  Ruthey  Christen,  23,  2nd,  4  Jan  1880 
John  R.,  22,  m  Pheby  McCoy,  IB,  28  June  1880 
John  W.,  19,  m  Vicey  Blackburn,  22,  4   May  1876 
Lewis,  25,  m  Amanda  mUler,  31,  2nd,  1  Oct  1878 
Lewis  E.,  21,  m  Sarah  M.   WoHord,  22,  30  Oct  1880 
Nancy,  34,  m,  2nd,  William   AHen,  45,  2nd,  28  Aug  1879 
Pheby,  18,  m  John  R.   McCoy,  22,  28  June  1880 
PcOiy  G.,  17,  m  James  Prater,  26,  19  Jul  1877 
Rice,  24,  m  Arminda  Tackett,  18,  26  Apr  1877 
Richard,  17,  m   Malvina  Blankenship,  16,  25  Apr  1878 
Richard,  26,  m  Vicy  Gary,  23,  2nd,  18   Mar  1880 
Samuel  D.,  22,  m   Mary  E.  Priest,  18,  20  Oct  1879 

McFADDIN:  Martha,  29  m,  2nd,  David   King,  36,  31  Mar  1880 

McGUIRE:  EUen  J.,  54,  m,  2nd,  Hiram  Stratton,  66,  3rd,  6  Nov  1880 
Levi,  47,  m,  2nd,  Nancy   Wlriite,  38,  2nd,  12  Jan  1880 
Milley,  16,  m   William  Trivette,  34,  2nd,  19   Feb  1876 
William   M.,  19,  m  Susannah  Francis,  26,  10  Feb  1876 

McKINNEY:   Rebecca  J.,  20,  m  John  W.  Ray,  19,  19   Apr  1878 


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McPEEK:   WiHiam,  19,  m  Jane  Mullins,  19,  27  Jan  1877 

MAGGARD:  Margaret^p  17,  m    wmiam  Branham,  23,  23  Oct  1879 

MARKS:  David,  24,  m   Mary  J.  Damron,  28,  28  Apr  1876 
John,  22,  m  Caroline  Johnson,  21,  6  Jul  1878 
L.D.^  32,  m  Nancy  J.   Powell,  19,  24  Sep  1879 
Rhoda  Jr.,  22,  m  Harmon  R.  Blackburn  Jr.,  21,  3  Jan  1879 
Sarepta  A.,  30,  m  George  J.  Courtney,  24,  8  June  1876 
Thomas  0.,  56,  m,  2nd,   Matilda  J.  Stephens,  46,  20  May  1878 
William  E.,  24,  m  Jane  Elswick,  24,  6  Feb  1879 

MARSHAL:   Mary  J.,  30,  m,  2nd,   Henry  Lewis,  23,  31  Jul  1878 

MARTIN:  Mary  A.,  17,  m  James  Tackett*  18,  2  Oct  1879 

MAY:   Adron  (Andrew?),  19,  m   Martha  J.  Smith,,  17,  20  June  1877 
Arminda,  17,  m  Absalom,  21,  18   Apr  1878 
Ceala,  23,  m  George  H.  Standly,  36,  4  Jul  1878 
Cdumbia,  17,  m  James  Hackney,  21,  29   Mar  1878 
Cynthia,  37,  m  Ulysses  K.   willLams,  27,  5   Mar  1879 
Dianna,  14,  m  William  H.  Hackney,  25,  20  Apr  1878 
Elisabeth  (Eveline?),  17,  m   William  H,  l3otson,  18,  14  Aug  1879 
Elizabeth,  18,  m  Shadrick  Smitli,  IS,  27  Dec  1877 
Eloyd,  19,  m  Margaret  Vance,  15,  22  Apr  1880 
George   W.,  23,  m  Pricy  Ratliff,  15,  15  June  1877 
Jamas  E.,  22,  m  Anna  D.  Slone,  16,  22  Jul  1880 
Lucey,  19,  m  Hutson  Vamey,  19,  23  Dec  1876 
Mary  Ann,  14,  m  Andrew   Blackburn,  26,  6  Sep  1877 
Mary  Ann,  80?,  m   Martin  Smitii  Sr.,  80?,  3rd,  16  Aug  1879  (They  were  in 

the  1880  census  as  62  and  73,  respectively.) 
Reeney,  22,  m  Lewis  Adkins^  20,  8   May  1B79 
Susan,  19,  m  Harmon  Crigger,  25,  2nd,  31  May  1877 
Thomas  B.,  20,  m  Florence  V.  Runyons,  18,  3  Jan  1878 
Thomas  J.,  17,  m  Lydia  Varney,  18,  17  Jan  1878 
Virginia,  51,  m,  2nd,  Henry  Helvey,  70,  2nd,  11  iNlov  1880 

MAYNARD:  Amey  (Anny?),  16,  m  David   M.   Plymale,  22,  29   Aug  1877 
Andy,  17,  m  Polly  A.   Collins,  16,  10  Jan  1880 
Arminta  B.,  15,  m  John  W.  Chaffins,  21,  10  Oct  1877 
Charity,  16,  m  i^iatiian  Fredrick,  21,  9   Nov  1876 
Easter  L.,  17,  m  DiUard  Smidri,  22,  5   Aug  1880 
Frances  E.,  18,  m  James  E.  Scalf,  18,  21  Aug  1879 
Barman,  19,  m  Hester  Luemma  (L.M.)   Williamson,  19,  2  Feb  1876 
iiender3Dn,  19,  m  Susan  Smitli,  21,  11  Jan  1877 
Louisa   M.,  18,  m   Andrev^  J.  Thompson,  23,  5  Jul  1877 
Mal-vina,  23,  m  Jam^  Keesee,  22,  15  Nov  1877 
Moses,  23,  m  Elizabetli  Hinkel*  23,  29   Feb  1876 
Pheby,  21,  m   WiOiam  B.  BaH^  29,  2nd,  20   Mar  1878 
Sairah  J.,  16,  m  Joim  Keesee,  19,  10  Feb  1876 
Thomas,  24,  m   Elisabeth  Charles,  25,  25  Nov  1880 
William  H.,  24,  m   Minty  Leatey,  23,  22  Feb  1877 

MEAD:  Rtiodes  W.,  27,  m,  2nd,  Luvina  BiOiter,  24,  2nd,  16   May  1878 


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MEED:  Sarah  E.,  15,  m  James  W.  Elswick,  24,  16  Dec  1880 
Syntl-da,  17,  m  Henry  BJackbum,  23,  16  Mar  1877 
Tabitha  A.,  19,  m  John  Justice,  22,  11  Dec  1879 
Thomas,  22,  m  PcQly  Justice,  25,  7  Aug  1878 

MILLER:  Amanda,  31,  m,  2nd,  Lewis  McCoy,  25,  1  Oct  1878 
EH,  22,  m  C^Titha  Keen,  24,  29   Mar  1877 
James,  45,  m,  2nd,   Mary  Collins,  34,  2nd,  5  Oct  1877 
Mary  D.,  20,  m  James  Hamilton,  21,  15   Mar  1877 
Rhody  J.  Miller,  16,  m  Robert  Hinkel,  19,  3  Sep  1878 
SaOie,  19,  m  Lilbum  H,  Ste[±ens,  23,  7  Nov  1876 

MIMS:  Rocksey,  17,  m  Jarret  Carter,  19,  28  Dec  1876 

MITCHELL:  Leedy,  35,  m  2nd,  James  Riley,  26,  2nd,  21  Jan  1876 

MOOR:  Orpha  A.,  20,  m  James  Williams,  61,  2nd,  14  Dec  1876 
Sally,  40,  m,  2nd,  Alexander  Tacket,  40,  2nd,  3  Oct  1878 
William,  65,  m,  2nd,   \ancy  M villi ns,  16,  7  June  1877 

MORGAN:  James  M.,  21,  m  Nancy  Jane  Slone,  26,  16  June  1877 

MORRIS:  John  B.,  23,  m  Arminta  C.  Davis,  18,  10  Feb  1876 
WiQiam  A.T.,  18,  m  Lydia  Scott,  15,  20  Jan  1877 

MORRISON:  America,  17,  m  Robert  H.  Cassady,  22,  7  Dec  1880 
Susan  E.,  16,  m  Levi  Murser,  33,  2nd,  24  Jul  1879 

MOUNTS:  Alexander,  21,  m   Rebecca  C.  aunt,  21,  18  Oct  1679 
Fredrick,  22,  m   Pday  Mounts,  21,  27   May  1880 
Jackson,  45,  m,  3rd,  Jane  Austen,  24,  26  June  1877 
John,  23,  m   Manurvy   Ellis,  22,  14  Sep  1876 
Loijisa,  18,  m  Abraham  Blankenship,  20,  24  Jul  1879 
Mary,  19,  m   William  A.  Johnson,  19,  IB  Apr  1878 
Nancy,  16,  m  Andrew   AUen,  20,  29  Jan  1880 
PoUy,  21,  m  Fredrick  Mounts,  22,  27   May  1680 

MULLINS:  Andrew  Jr.,  28,  m   Mary  Keel,  17,  27   Feb  1877 
DruciHa,  19,  m   M.D.L.  Greer,  19,  15  May  1679 
ElLza,  17,   M   Levi  Trivett,  19,  6  Jan  1878 
Harvey  G.,  19  m  Lyda  Stanly,  21,  2nd,  30  Jul  1878 
Jane,  19,  m   William   McPeek,  19,  27  Jan  1877 
John  A.,  19,  m  Frances  Sowarjs,  17,  22  Aug  1878 
Louisa^  28,  m   Marion  (Maran),  18,  28  Aug  1878 
Maran,  18,  m  Louisa,  28,  28  Aug  1878 
MarHiia]l,  18,  m  Nancy  Murphy,  17,  16   May  1878 
Marshall,  19,  m   Margaret  Estep,  15,  28   Mar  1876 
Martha  J.,  19,  m   Rathbum  Burke,  17,  6  Nov  1877 
Nancy,  16,  m   WiULam,  65,  2nd,  7  June  1677 
PoUy  Ann  MuQins,  20,  m  Samuel  MuUins,  23,  27   Mar  1677 
Rhoda  J.,  21,  m  Jamas  Branham,  21,  15  Jan  1880 
Samuel,  23,  m  PoUy  Ann  MuQins,  20,  27   Mar  1877 
Silvester,  21,  m   Mary  S.  riammons,  18,  14   Mar  1877 
William,  26,  m  Sarah  J.   Clevenger,  18,  5  May  1879 


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MUNCY:  Thomas,  22,  m  Nancy  E.  Taylor,  21,  14  Dec  1877  (bond  says  1876) 

MURPHY:  Nancy,  17,  m   Marshall  MuUins,  18,  10   May  1878 
'■/uilliam  H.,  26,  m  Omeline  Slone  21,  22  Feb  1877 

MURSER:  J.W.,  25,  m  Louisa  A.  Hopkins,  18,  12  Sep  1878 

Levi,  33,  m,  2nd,  Susan  E.   Morrison,  16,  24  Jul  1879 
Sarah,  16,  m  Lee  Prewett,  22,  18  Sep  1879 

NEW:  Clary,  21,  m  Richard  New,  — ,  24  Feb  1876 
John  Jr.,  20,  m  Martha  New,  16,  23  Oct  1880 
Louisa  Parker,  17,  m  Lawyer  Hatfield,  17,  17  May  1677 
Martha,  16,  m  John  New  Jr.,  20,  23  Oct  1880 
Richard,  — ,  m  Clary,  21,  24  Feb  1876 

NEWE:  Reece,  22,  m  Lusey  J.  Layne,  17,  31  Dec  1877 

NEW  SO  M:  George   W.,  21,  m   Louisa  BentLey,  20,  24  Jul  1878 

Henry  (Flanery?),  26,  m   Martha  Newsom,  14,  19  Apr  1876 

Martlia,  14,  m  Henry  Newsom,  26,  19   Apr  1876 

Nancy,  20,  m  Noah  HalU  18,  19   Feb  1876 

Ruthey,  17,  m  Greenville  Tackett,  25,  23   Mar  1876 

NEW  SO  ME:   Martha,  20,  m  Solomon  Tackett,  22,  31  Mar  1880 

NORMAN:  Amanuel/  27,  m,  2nd,   Mary  J.   RatlLff,  30,  12  June  1880 
Sarah  A.,  15,  m  Peter  Daniels,  23,  9   Mar  1676 

NUNNERY:  John  W.,  23,  m  Elizabeth  GLOiam,  15,  11  Sep  1877 

OLIVER:  John  T.,  22,  m   Matilda  Vamey,  20,  11  Apr  1878 

OSBORN:  Marshal^  — ?  m  Reney  Tackett?,  ~,  21  Oct  1876 

OSBOURN:  Alace,  19,  m  David  Branham,  27,  21  Jan  1876 

Sarah,  18,  m  James  M.J.  Damron,  21,  17  Sep  1879 

OVERSTKEET:  AUis,  18,  m  James  Jr.,  21,  24   Aug  1876 

OWENS:  Jane,  17,  m  Jake  Horton,  26,  17  Sep  1677 

John  C,  29,  m   Martha  R.   Bevins,  21,  11  Jul  1877 
William  s.,  23,  m  Tabitlia  Potter,  18,  9  Jan  1877 

PARSON:  Charles  M.,  29,  m   Malisa  J.  CedU  18,  13  Jul  1876 

PETERS:  Mary  E.,  17,  m  George  H.  Stephens,  27,  27   Aug  1877 

PETIT:  James,  25,  m   Martlia   Austin,  19,  28  June  1879 

PHARMER:  Cynthia,  16,  m  Hosea  Boiling,  21,  1  Sep  1876 

PHILLIPS:  Emily,  22,  m,  2nd,  David  Mck,  24,  23  Jul  79 

Franklin,  17,  m   Matilda  J.  Phillips,  17,  15  June  1878 
George,  22,  m   Martlia  J.   Williamson,  17,  29   May  1879 
Jesse,  60,  m,  2nd,  Vicey  Justice,  29,  1  Aug  1876 


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PHILLIPS:  John  B„  22,  m  Bertha  BartLey,  15,  17   May  1877 
Louisa  A.,  16,  m  Henry  EpQing,  18,  13  Sep  1877 
Matilda  J.,  17,  m  FrankHn  PhiUips,  17,  12  June  1878 
PoUy,  15,  m  James  F.   Cox,  18,  27  Jan  1879 
Susana  G.,  17,  m   WiUiam  Fields  ?  Fouts?,  21,  17  Jul  1877 
William  T.,  22,  m  Nancy  Jane  Deskins,  16,  22  Jul  1880 

PL\SON:  Anna,  25,  m  Floyd  Hatfield,  18,  17   Feb  1876 

Florence,  21,  m  Harmon  Robnet,  22,  16  Mar  1876 
PoILyann,  28,  m  Andrew    Maynard,  28,  13  Sep  1876 
Thursey?,  24,  m  Leander  Smith,  22,  19  Dec  1878 

PLY  MALE:  David  M.,  22,  m  Amey  (Anney?)   Maynard,  16,  29   Aug  1877 

POLLY:  Frances,  15,  m   'wilLLam   F.  SLone,  22,  27  Jul  1876 

PORTER:  Isaac  N.,  22,  m   Cordelia  A.  Hatcher,  23,  8  Oct  1879 

POTTER:  Hannah,  17,  m  Ira  Benttey,  17,  12  Feb  1880 
Isom,  25,  m  Sarah  J.  BentLey,  15,  28  Feb  1880 
John  A.,  22,  m   Caty  A.   Branham,  18,  27  iMov  1880 
Laury  M.,  15,  m   Martin  Ratliff,  17,  27  Sep  1880 
Levi,  23,  m  Sarah  Salyers,  23,  12  June  1877 
Tabitha,  18,  m   WiUiam  S.  Owens,  23,  9  Jan  1877 

POWELL:  James  H.,  31,  m,  2nd,  Margarett  Stratton,  30,  11  Apr  1878 
Louisa  C,  23,  m  T.F.   Ratliff,  31,  26  Apr  1877 
iNancy  J.,  19,  L.D.   Marrs,  32,  24  Sep  1679 

PRATER:  General  J.,  23,  m   Melvina  Layne,  19,  20   Mar  1879 

George  W.,  25,  m,  2nd,   Elizabeth  Estep,  23,  2nd,  27  iSiov  1879 

James,  26,  m  PcOly  J.   McCoy,  17,  19  Jul  1877 

Joseph,  23,  m  Nancy  Daniels,  22,  14  Apr  1879 

Martha,  20,  m  John  G.   Robinson,  29,  21  iSiov  1878 

Nancy  J.,  20,  m  Daniel  Young,  22,  8  Jan  1880 

Polly  M.,  19,  m   William  T.  Justice,  20,  6  Jan  1876 

PrLcy,  18,  m   William   Layne,  21,  12  Aug  1876 

Sarah,  23,  m  Jourdan   Wolford,  26,  26   Apr  1877 

Sarah  A.,  18,  m   Peter  L.  Dotson,  17,  19   Apr  1879 

PREWETT:  Lee,  22,  m  Sarah  Murser,  16,  18  Sep  1879 

PRIEST:  George  W.,  23,  m  Elisabetti  Gillem,  17,  12  Sep  1879 
Mary  E.,  18,  m  Samuel  D.   McCoy,  22,  20  Oct  1879 

RAINES:  Nancy  J.  22,  m  Joab  W.  Slone,  20,  24  Dec  1879 

Pricey  A.,  21,  m  Thomas  M.  Clianey,  16,  3   Feb  1876 
Pricey  V.,  14,  m   William   M.  Slone,  26,  17  Oct  1878 

RAKES:   Peter,  27,  m  Sarah  Wolford,  16,  1  Mar  1876 

RAMEY:  Newton,  22,  m  Sarah  A.  Gipson,  16,  19  June  1877 
S£irah  J.,  21,  m  Henderson  Looney,  19,  26  Feb  1879 

RAMSEY:  George,  20,  m  Frances  Adkins,  23,  27  Jan  1880 


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RAMSEY  J  Hyley  J.,  22,  m   George   W.  Blackburn,  19,  23  Dec  1680 
Joseph,  27,  m  Sarah  E.  Stephenson,  18,  23  Jan  1B79 
William  R.,  27,  m  Victory  O-iilders,  17,  29  Jan  1877 

KASNICK:  Laura,  28,  m,  2nd,  Morgan  C.V^J.  Sowards,  45,  2nd,  11  Aug  1879 

RATLIFF:  A.J.,  21,  m  Nancy  J.  Anderson,  16,  1  Aug  1878 
AMerson,  18,  m  Vicey  Roberts,  17,  6  June  1878 
Alexander  Jr.,  23,  m  Sarah  A.  Childers,  16,  24  JuL  IB 80 
BelLe  C,  22,  m  Fran^din  Connelly,  25,  8  Jul  1680 
Elisabetl-i,  17,  m  Daniel  Coleman  Jr.,  24,  1   Mar  1677 
Emmeyretta,  14,  in   Alexander  Johnson,  19,  27   Feb  1879 
Harvey,  40,  m,  2nd,  Pricey  J.  Hartley,  19,  10  Sep  1679 
Jackson,  21,  m  Dulcena   Walters,  18,  23  Feb  1876 
James  W,,  25,  m   Mary  J.?  Z?  Goff,  14,  17  Dec  1877 
John,  23,  m  Pricey  E.   Anderson,  20,  17   May  1880 
Louisa,  16,  m  B.L.C.  Francisco,  20,  24  Oct  1878 
Martha  J.,  26,  m  Anderson  Helvey,  25,  24  Dec  1879 
Martin,  17,  m  Laury  M.  Potfasr,  15,  27  Sep  1860 
Mary,  16^  m  Jonathan  coleman,  21,  15  Aug  1878 
Mary,  18,  m  William  lyler,  21,  6  Jan  1876 
Mary  J.,  60,  m,  2nd,  John  Hunt  Sr.,  70,  2nd,  5  Feb  1880 
Mary  J.,  30,  m  Amanuel  Morman,  27,  2nd,  12  June  1880 
Nancy  F„  23,  m,  2nd,  James  Biliter,  34,  2nd,  27  Dec  1880 
Pricy,  15,  m  George  w.  May,  23,  15  June  1877 
Richard,  20,  m  EHzabeth  Elkins,  17,  22  Dec  1876 
Sarah,  19,  m  Nathaniel  Thacker,  26,  2nd,  19  Dec  1878 
Sarah,  18,  m  Albert  Smith,  30,  9   Apr  1880 
Stefiien,  22,  m   Christina   McCown,  24,  22  Mov  1877 
i'.F.,  31,  m  Louisa  C.   Pov^elU  23,  26   Apr  1677 

RAY:  Andrew  J.,  28,  m,  2nd,  Lucey  Fauts,  16,  22  Apr  1876 
George  H„  21,  m  Susan  Rot^inet,  22,  21   Mar  1878 
Jamas,  23,  m  Sarah  A,  BiHiter,  22,  19  Jul  1877 
John   w.,  19,  m   Rebecca  J,  McKijisey,  20,  19   Apr  1878 
Lousea,  15,  m  Daniel  Bridgeman,  25,  24  Apr  1876 
Thomas,  20,  m  Nancy  Robinet,  20,  17  Apr  1879 

REAVES:  Charity,  16,  m  Nelson  Clevinger,  18,  26  Dec  1876 

Sarah,  25,  m,  2nd,  Harrison  Ford  Jr.,  32,  19  Dec  1878 

RETHERFORD:  Andrew,  28,  m,  2nd,  Tilda  J.  Smith,  26,  30   Aug  1877 

REYfMOLDS:  Harrison,  24,  m  Nancy  Hackney,  19,  14  Jul  1877 

Laura   W.,  25?,  m  Lafayette  Year/,  23,  27   Nov  1879 
Martha  Jane,  16,  m   Melvin  Francisco,  22,  21  Mar  1879 
Orlando,  24,  m   Mary  Jane  Smiley,  IB,  24  Jul  1879 
Parmeley,  19,  m   Clark  T,  Stump,  29,  23   May  1877 
Thomas  C,  25,  m   Matty  Amick,  18,  16  Jan  1878 
William  J»,  30,  m   Mary  J.  Lesley,  18,  18  Jul  1878 

RIFE:  Sherd,  22,  m   Winny  ElKins,  23,  14  June  1877 

RILEY:  James,  26,  m,  2nd,  Leedy  Mitchell,  35,  2nd,  21  Jan  1876 
Mary  A.,  23,  m  EHsha  Hopkins,  60,  2nd,  14  Aug  1879 


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RILEY:   Rebecca,  27,  m   Greenville  Slone,  27,  2nd,  24  Mar  1877 

ROBERTS:  Drucella,  22,  m   VyiUiam  P.  Beverly,  21,  10  Sep  1879 
James  J.,  21,  m  Ruthey  J.  Damron,  15,  15  Apr  1880 
John,  21,  m  Elizabeth  Damron,  16,  8  Jan  1877 
Jolin  v<.,  22,  m  Perlina  Damron,  17,  25  Jul  1879 
Malissa,  17,  m  Daniel  J.  Prater,  18,  29   Aug  1878 
Rebecca,  21,  m  James  M,  riylton,  24,  6  Apr  1876 
Richard,  21,  m   Mary  L.  Damron,  14,  31  Jul  1876 
Sarah,  17,  m  Harvey   W.  Branham,  22,  4   May  1876 
Vicey,  18  m  Alderson  Ratidff,  17,  6  June  1878 
Winny,  15,  m  Harrison  Hylton,  18,  28  Dec  1876 

ROBINET:  Harmon,  22,  m  Florence  Pinson?  Pinion?  21,  16  Mar  1876 
Jolin,  52,  m,  2nd,   Rachel  Francisco,  48,  28  Nov  1878 
Nancy,  20,  m  Thomas  Ray,  20,  17  Apr  1879 
Susan,  22,  m  George  H,   Ray,  21,  21   Mar  1878 

ROBINSON:  Angle,  21,  m  L.P.   WilHams,  26,  19   Aug  1880 

George  C,  49,  m  Elizabeth  EUis,  22,  11  Mar  1878 
John  G.,  29,  m    Martlia  Prater,  20,  1  L^ov  1678 
Mai^aret,  19,  m  Thomas  Sword,  25,  8  Feb  1877 
Merlbee  J.,  17,  m  Benjamin  Compton,  24,  31  Jan  1878 
Nancy,  22,  m  Jeffenion  Lewis,  21,  20  Oct  1879 
Padee,  17,  m  Andrew   Leedy,  18,  5  Jul  1877 
PoUy,  — ,  m  Riley  Adkins,  — ,  7  Apr  1877 
Sophia,  18,  m  Daniel  Thacker,  20,  28  Dec  1876 

ROGGERS:  Silvester,  22,  m  Victory  Clay,  25,  20  Jan  1876 

ROSE:  FrankUn,  22,  m  SirveHer  Pharrr.er,  15,  26   Feb  1879 

ROTAN:  Susanah,  47,  m,  2nd,  Francis  M.  Vamey,  57,  3rd,  31  Jan  1878 

ROWE:  Arminda,  19,  m,  2nd,  E.K.  Counts,  30,  2nd,  22  Feb  1876 
Caasby  Jane,  17,  m  Lewis  Branliam,  22,  26   Mar  1877 
Charlotty,  17,  m  Newbum  Bentley,  19,  15  Dec  1876? 
Emmaly,  26,  m  Jonah  Thacker,  24,  15  Aug  1878 
EveHne,  14,  m  John  Coleman,  22,  15  Jan  1876 
Frances,  14,  m  John  H.  Thomsbery,  22,  21  Dec  1876 
Henrietty,  19,  m  George   V^.,  19,  28  Dec  1876 
Jackson,  32,  m,  2nd,  Sarah  A.  Thacker,  23,  26  Sep  1878 
James  J.,  22,  m  Josephine  Bentley,  17,  22  Nov  1877 
Lilbum,  23,  m   Mary  C.  Bentley,  18,  25  Jul  1877 
MontervOle,  20,  m  Sarah  H.  Adkins,  21,  21  Sep  1876 
Wilson,  21,  m   Mary  A.   Williamson,  20,  28  Sep  1877 

RUNYON:  Charity,  16,  m  John  Scott,  20,  9  Jan  1879 

Florence  V.,  18,  m  Thomas  B.  May,  20,  3  Jan  1878 
James,  19,  m  ELsnder  Bradtord,  24,  2  Feb  1880 
Thomas  J.,  18,  m  Victory  Charles,  19,  7  Nov  1878 

SALYERS:   Mary,  19,  m  David  J.  Stapleton,  17,  30   Apr  1877 
Sarali,  23,  m  Levi  Potter,  23,  12  Jan  1877 


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SANDERS:  Frank,  25,  m   Caldoney  BartQsy,  11,  5  June  1880 

Greenville,  52,  m,  2nd,   Margrett  Adldns,  48,  2nd,  10   Mar  1877 
Hanah,  34,  m,  2nd,  Henry  Adkins,  40,  2nd,  30  Apr  1877 
J.B.  Jr.,  22,  m  Louisa  E.  Justice,  23,  4   Mar  1879 
Lureny,  16,  m  Henry  W.   Blair,  22,  11  Oct  1877 
Thomas,  22,  m   MaHnda  E.  McCown?,  17,  27   Feb  1879 
William  J.,  20,  m  Betsy  Ann  CoLeman,  16,  1  Jan  1880 

SANSO^j:  Flemon,  23,  m  America  Hurley,  21,  1  Jan  1878 

SCALF:  James  E.,  18,  m  Frances  E.   Maynard,  18,  21  Aug  1879 

SCOTT:  Acton  Jr„  21,  m   Mary  E.  Gillem,  14,  16  Jan  1879 

Andrew?  Jr.,  19,  m  Wancey  Elswick,  18,  21   Mar  1876 

Andrew  J.  Jr.,  26,  m  Sarah  Courtney,  22,  29  Jul  1879 

Columbus  C,  21,   m   Mintie  L.  Hite,  20,  22   Feb  1879 

Jolin,  20,  m  Charity  Runyons,  16,  9  Jan  1879 

Kentucky,  33,  m,  2nd,  Richard   M.  FerreH,  45,  18   May  1876 

Lydia,  15,  m   VviHiam   A. T. Morns?,  18,  20  June  1877 

Martha  E.,  21,  m  Albert  Blackburn,  21,  12  Aug  1876 

Matilda  J.,  23,  m   wiHiam  F.  CoUinsworth,  30,  2  Nov  1876 

Rebecca,  22,  m   William   WiUiamson,  24,  27   May  1879 

Rutha  A.,  22,  m  Lewis  Smithi,  19,  18  Apr  1879 

Susan  C,  23,  m  John  D.  Fugate,  48,  2nd,  26  May  1878 

SETSLER:   William,  25,  m   Charity  Francis,  23,  21   Mar  1878 

SHELTON:  Henry  C,  24,  ro,   Mary  E.  Smith,  14,  15   Mar  1879 

SHEPARD:   Mereditli,  20,  m   Elizabeth  Hurley,  19,  25  Dec  1879 

SHORT:  Henry,  20,  m  Jane  Slone,  21,  6  Mar  1879 

Jamas  B.,  21,  ra  Elizabeth  CantreL,  17,  15  Mar  1880 
Rebecca  L.,  15,  m   WiULam   W.,  35,  29  Oct  1879 

SLONE:  Anna  D.,  16,  m  James  E.   May,  22,  22  Jul  1880 

Fleming,  25,  m,  2nd,   L\ancy  S.  Sione,  25,  6  Jul  1876 
Franklin,  51,  m,  2nd,  Clary   v\hite,  31,  4  Aug  1880 
Greenville,  27,  m,  2nd,  Rebecca  Riley,  27,  24   Mar  1877 
Harvey,  19,  m   Mary  Cox,  16,  9  Dec  1880 
Jane,  21,  m  Henr^'  Short,  20,  6  Mar  1879 
John  W.,  20,  m  Nanc^/  J.  Reins,  22,  24  Dec  1879 
Mariam,  35,  m,  2nd,  James  M.  Layne,  35,  13   May  1876 
Mibchel,  21,  m  Sarah  Thacker,  15,  25  Jan  1877 
iSlancy  Jane,  26,  m  James  M.  Morgan,  21,  16  June  1877 
Nancy  3.,  25,  m  Fleming  Slone,  25,  2nd,  5  Jul  1876 
Omeline  Slone,  21,  m   William  H.   Murphy,  26,  22   Feb  1677 
Peyton  A.,  31,  m,  2nd,   Elisabetli  F.   Meed,  23,  19  Jul  1877 
WiOiam  F.,  22,  m  B^rances  PoDy,  15,  27  Jul  1876 
William   M.,  26,  m   Pricey  V.  Ranes,  14,  17  Oct  1878 

SMALL  WOOD:  Benjamin,  24,  m  EKzabetli  Adams,  9,  17  June  1880 
John  M.,  32,  m  Lousea  Jane  Adkins,  21,  13  Jan  1876 
Sophia  B.,  22,  m  James  Boiling,  20,  11  Sep  1877 


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SMILEY:  Mary  Jane,  18,  m  Orlando  Reynolds,  24,  24  Jul  1879 
William,  22,  m  Nancy  J.  Belcher,  15,  25  Dec  1880 

SMITH:  Absalom,  21,  m  Arminda  May,  17,  18  Apr  1878 
Absaiom,  23,  m  Sealy  Hackney,  19,  21  Oct  1880 
Albert,  21,  m  Arminda  Vamey,  15,  17   May  1879 
Albert,  30,  m  Sarah  RatlLff,  18,  9   Apr  1880 
Anderson  J.,  21,  m   Mary  Staten,  19,  8  Feb  1876 
Angelme,  16,  m  Daniel  Lockhard,  17,  12   May  1877 
B.C.,  30,  m  Sarah  Jane  Cross,  21,  11  Jul  1878 
Catharine,  23,  m  James  M.  Smith,  22,  9   Oct  1879 
DiHard,  22,  m  Easter  L.  Maynard,  17,  5  Aug  1880 
Elizabeth,  21,  m   MounterviHe  FanLer,  18,  27   Apr  1876 
Harrison,  36,  m,  2nd,   Malissa  C.  Hess,  17,  3  Feb  1880 
James  M.,  22,  m  Catharine  Smith,  23,  9   Oct  1879 
Jeremiah,  21,  m   Mary  J.  Stratton,  20,  26   Mar  1880 
John  W.,  19,  m  EmilLne  Charles,  18,  19  June  1879 
Leander,  22,  m  Thursey?   Pinson,  24,  19  Dec  1878 
Lewis,  19,  m  Rutha  A.  Scott,  22,  19   Apr  1879 
Martha  J.,  17,  m  Adron  May,  19,  10  June  1877 
Martin  Sr.,  80?,  m,  3rd,   Mary  Ann  May,  80?,  16  Aug  1879 
Mary,  30,  m,  2nd,  Rinford  Compton,  21,  2  June  1860 
Mary  E.,  14,  m  Henry  C.  Shelton,  24,  15   Mar  1879 
Nancy,  21,  m  Ervin  Francisco,  25,  30  Nov  1876 
Pricy,  16,  m  Moses  Francis,  20,  6  Mar  1879 
Rebecca,  17,  m  Calvin  Carry,  22,  21  Aug  1879 
Shadrick,  16,  m  Elizabeth  May,  18,  27  Dec  1677 
Susan,  21,  m  Henderson  Maynard,  19,  1  Jan  1877 
Tilda  J.,  26,  m  Andrew    Retherford,  28,  30   Aug  1877 
Wllbum,  37,  m,  2nd,   Martha  Hurley,  26,  2nd,  4   May  1876 

SO\^iARDS:  Frances,  17,  m  John  A.  MuUins,  19,  22  Aug  1878 

M.C.W.,  45,  m,  2nd,  Laura  Rasnick,  28,  2nd,  11  Aug  1879 

SPARKS:  Josiah,  30,  m,  2nd,  Louisa  E.   Charles,  19,  23  Sep  1876 

SPEARS:  George  W.,  19,  m  Henrietty  Rowe,  19,  28  Dec  1876 

STACEY:  Shadrick,  56,  m,  2nd,  PrLcy  Coleman,  42,  2nd,  7   Mar  1878 

STALmLEY:  George  H.,  36,  m  Ceala  May,  23,  4  Jul  1878 

Lyda,  21,  m,  2nd,  Harvey  G.  MiiDins,  19,  30  JiiL  1878 

STAPLETON:  David  J.,  17,  m   Mary  Salyers,  19,  30   Apr  1877 

STATEN:  Mary,  19,  m  Andrew  J.  Smith,  21,  3  Feb  1876 

STEELE:  David  C,  25,  m  Louisa  P.  Weddington,  19,  4  Jan  1877 

Mary  Jane,  22,  m   WiUiam  H.  Layne,  37,  2nd,  12  Jul  1877 

STEPHENS:  George  H.,  27,  m   Mary  E.  Peters,  17,  27  Aug  1877 

Matilda  J.,  46,  m,  2nd,  Thomas  O.  Marrs,  56,  2nd,  20   May  1878 

STEPHENSON:  Sarah  E.,  18,  m  Joseph  Ramsey,  27,  23  Jan  1879 


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STEPP:  George   M.,  22,  m  Tilda  A.  Thompson,  16,  27  Sep  1877 

STEVENS:  Lilbum  H.,  23,  m  Sarah/SaHie  Miller,  19,  7  Nov  1876 

STEWART:   Edward,  30,  m  AngeHne  Burks,  15,  8  Apr  1880 

STONE:  Frances  J.,  17,  m  James  W.   Yeary,  17,  28   May  1879 

STRATTON:  AOaxander  W.,  39,  m,  2nd,  Oney  Clevenger,  22,  23  Sep  1879 
Hiram,  66,  m,  3rd,  EUen  J.  McGuire,  54,  2nd,  6  Nov  1880 
Louisa,  19,  m  Thomas  Bevins  Jr.,  22,  20  Feb  1878 
Manervy,  18,  m   Robert  Howard,  23,  14  Oct  1880 
Margarett,  30,  m  James  H.  PoweU,  31,  2nd,  11  Apr  1878 
iVlary  J.,  20,  m  Jeremiah  Smitli,  21,  26  Mar  1880 

STUMP:  Clark  T.,  29,  m   Parmeley  Reynolds,  19,  23  May  1877 
Mary  E.,  17,  m   Mac  Hagar,  24,  24  Feb  1876 
Reeney,  13,  m   William  H.  CoLeman,  22,  8  Jul  1880 

STURGILL:  Blackburn,  22,  ra   Lurissey  Mck,  20,  10  Sep  1878 

Caroline,  18,  m    'wiLLLam  J.  Keathley,  19,  12  JuL  1877 
MalLnda  C,  19,  m  Jolin  Johnson,  23,  8  Dec  1876 

SVylNNEY:  Georgia  Ann,  16,  m  Rhodes  Akers,  21,  6   Mar  1878 
James  A.,  20,  m  Jane  Bradford,  24,  6  May  1880 
Louisa  A.,  16,  m  James  Damron,  22,  9   Aug  1879 
Mary  E.,  15,  m  Thomas?  Brafford,  21,  12  Aug  1880 

SWORD:  SUza,  28,  m  John  Fidler,  26,  7  Apr  1880 

Rachel  A.,  17,  m   Aaron  hunt?  Hurt?,  25,  22  June  1876 
Thomas,  25,  m   Margaret  Robinson,  19,  8  Feb  1877 

TACKETT:  Alexander,  40,  m,  2nd,  SaUy  Moor,  40,  2nd,  3  Oct  1878 
Arminda,  18,  m  Rice  McCoy,  24,  26   Apr  1877 
Elender,  16,  ra   Caleb  D.  Hampton,  18,  30   Dec  1880 
George,  19,  m   Martina?   MatQda?  Casebolt,  18,  1  Aug  1878 
George  W.,  16,  m   Rebecca  Tackett,  16,  8   Aug  1876 
Greenville,  25,  m   Ruthiy  Newsom,  17,  23   Mar  1876 
flenry,  30,  m  Betheney  Hopkins,  21,  5  Jan  1878 
Hiram,  44,  m,  2nd,   'Siancy  Damron,  20,  18  Dec  1878 
James,  18,  m   Mary  A.  Martin,  17,  2  Oct  1879 
Jesse,  22,  m  Sarah  E.   CoUier,  18,  15  May  1879 
John  H.,  22,  m   Caroline  Elkins,  17,  1  Sep  1876 
Lucinda,  15,  m   ComeUus  Utae,  21,  12  Nov  1678 
Margrett  A.,  48,  m,  2nd,  GreenviQe  Sanders,  52,  2nd,  10   Mar  1877 
Mary  J.,  20,  m  Tipton  HaH,  19,  7  Nov  1878 
Rebecca,  16,  m  George  W.  Tackett,  16,  3  Aug  1876 
Reney,  — ,  m   Marshall  Osbom,  — ,  21  Oct  1876 
Sarah,  22,  m  Sherwood  Tackett,  23,  6  Feb  1878 
Sherwood,  23,  m  Sarah  Tackett,  22,  6  Feb  1878 
Solomon,  22,  m   Martha  Newsom,  20,  31  Mar  1880 

TAYLOR:  Arminta  E.,  17,  m  John  E.  Fugate,  27,  22  Oct  1880 
Jemima  J.,  21,  m   AlLen  H.  Casaday,  23,  18   Apr  1878 
Nancy  E.,  21,  m  Thomas  Muncy,  22,  14  Dec  1877  (bond  says  1876) 


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TAYLOR:  Sarali,  11,  m  Samuel  M.  King,  30,  2nd,  6  Dec  lh79 

Vicey,  19,  m  Sanbury  Casey?  Danbery  Car^^?,  22,  4  Jan  1577 

THACKEH:  Dan,  20,  m  Sofiiia  Robinson,  18,  28  Dec  1876 

Greenville,  49,  m,  2nd,   MoUy  Brown,  35,  2nd,  12  Apr  1877 

riibbard,  24,  m   Mary  A.  Thacker,  24,  3   May  1877 

riibbard,  23,  m   Mary  M.  Burgis,  23,  27  Nov  1879 

James  A.,  26,  m  Peggy  J.  Chaney,  18,  25   Mar  1880 

John,  25,  m  Nancy  J.   Chaney,  17,  19   Apr  1677 

John  A.,  22,  m   Mary  E.   AdkLns,  22,  30  Jan  1880 

Jonah,  24,  m  Emmaly  Row,  26,  15  Aug  1878 

Louisa,  19,  m  Jesse  H.  Justice,  20,  10  Apr  1879 

Louisa,  27,  m   Matison  J.  Sione,  21,  13  Jul  1879 

Mahala,  37,  m  Edward  J.  Coleman,  21,  2   Mar  1880 

Malinda,  17,  m   "waHis  Thacker,  23,  S  J^n  1880 

Mary  A.,  24,  m  Hibbard,  24,  3   May  1677 

Nathaniel,  31,  m,  2nd,   Mary  J.   Chaney,  33,  2nd,  14  Dec  1880 

Natlianiel^  26,  m,  2nd,  Sarah  RatlLff,  19,  19  Dec  1878 

Sarah,  36,  m  Lewis  Coleman,  22,  19   Aug  1876 

Sarah,  15,  m   Mitx;helL  Slone,  21,  25  Jan  1677 

Sarah  A.,  23,  m  Jackson  Rowe,  32?,  26  Sep  1878 

Surilda,  22,  m  Daniel  M.   Blackburn,  16,  8  Jan  1679 

Thomas  Jr.,  18,  m,  2nd,   Kachel  Coleman,  26,  16  Dec  1877 

WaHis,  23,  m   Malinda  Thacker,  17,  8  Jan  1880 

THOMPSON:  Andrew  J.,  23,  m  Louisa  M.  Maynard,  18,  5  Jul  1877 
Henr^'  H.,  18,  m  JuUa  Ann   Williams,  20,  21  Dec  1876 
Jolin,  75,  m,  2nd,  .'^ancy  Blankenship,  51,  2nd,  19   Apr  1877 
lilda  A.,  16,  m  George  M.  Stepp,  22,  27  Sep  1877 

TriORNBERY,   William  H.,  29,  iri,  2nd,   Matilda  Francis,  27,  26  Oct  1878 

TriORiSiSBERY:  John  H.,  22,  m  Frances  A.   Rowe,  14,  21  Dec  1876 

TIBBS:  L.J.,  23,  m  Sarah  H.  Huffman,  16,  16   May  1878 

TOLLI\/ER:  Joiin  R.,  22,  m   Mary  D.  Layne,  18,  15  Apr  1680 

TRIVETT:  Levi,  19,  m  ElLza  MuUins,  17,  6  Jan  1878 

William,  34,  m,  2nd,   Milley  A.   McGuire,  16,  19   Feb  1876 

TROUT:  Sarah  J.,  21,  m  Jol-m  B.F.  Vamey,  18,  24  Dec  1879 

TY  LER:   WiHiam,  21,  m   Mary  Rafliff,  18,  6  Jan  1876 

VAimCE:   Margaret,  16,  m   Floyd  May,  19,  22  Apr  1680 
Martlia  A.,  21,  m  John  Baker,  28,  21  Jan  1878 
Mary,  16,  m   WHliam  Coleman  Jr.,  19,  8   Mar  1877 

VAwOVER:  ComeUus,  19,  m  Sarah  Branham,  18,  6  Sep  1877 
Sarali  J.,  19,  m  Daniel  D.  Isom,  20,  2  Sep  1876 

VARNEY:   Alexander,  34,  m   Pricy  A.   Bevins,  24,  18  Nov  1876 
Arminta,  15,  m  Albert  Smitlri,  21,  17   May  1879 
Floyd,  16,  m   Mary  E.  CoUins,  15,  29   Mar  1877 


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VARNEY:  Francis  M.,  57,  m,  3rd,  Susanah   Rotan?   Rohinet?  47,  2nd,  31  Jan  1878 
[iarrison,  27,  m  Pricy  West,  23,  18  Nov  1876 
Henry,  21,  m  Isabella  J.  brandsco,  16,  15  Aug  1878 
BuLda  J.,  19,  m  Joshua  West,  21,  13   Mar  1879 
Hutsan,  19,  m  Lucey   May,  19,  23  Dec  1876 
John  B.F.,  18,  m  Sarah  J.  Ifout,  21,  24  Dec  1379 
Lydia,  18,  m  Thomas  J.  May,  17,  17  Jan  1878 
■Matilda,  20,  m  John  T.  OUver,  22,  11  Apr  1878 
Militia,  18,  m  John  W.   Francis,  22,  4   Oct  1877 
Pricy,  19,  m  George  Ball,  21,  16  Aug  1877 
SaUy,  25,  m   Ulysses  Hatfield,  27,  25   Apr  1878 
William  L„  17,  m   DeUlah  A.  Francis,  22,  21   Aug  1879 

VENTFRS:   Adam,  24,  m    Mary  J.   Coleman,  19,  1  Jan  1877 

WALKFR:   Slkanah  T.,  39,  m,  2nd,  Louisa   Adkins,  26,  22  Nov  lb76 
Sarah  H.,  26,  m  Thomas  J.  Lesley,  27,  9   iVlar  1876 

wALThiKS:  Dulcena,  18,  m  Jackson   Ratliff,  21,  23  Feb  1876 

WilJxiurn,  52,  m,  2nd,   Loijisa   White,   20,  29  Jan  1879 

WARD:  John   W.,  2U,  m    MiEy  Octavey   Abslier,  lb,  18   Apr  1879 
iyiartJ-ia,  24,  m    ^4athias  AdJdns,  22,  17  Sep  1879 

WEDDINGTON:  Alice  J.,  19,  m   George  S.   Bevins,  20,  21  Apr  1879 

Belvedory?,  16,  m  Thomas  Jefterson  Brown,  22,  28  Dec  1876 
Louisa  P.,  19,  m  David   C.  Steele,  25,  4  Jan  18/7 

WEST:  Joshua  Jr„  21,  m  HuLda  J.  Vamey,  19,  13   Mar  1879 
Pricy,  23,  m  Harrison  Vamey,  27,  18  Nov  1876 
Thomas  F.,  40,  m,  2nd,  Scurah   M.  La^Tie,  30,  11  Aug  1880 

WrilTb:  Clary,  31,  m   Franklin  Slone,  51,  2nd,  4   Aug  1880 

Elizabeth,  28,  m  Shadrick  Anderson,  30,  22  Aug  1876 
iiarrison,  40,  m,  3rd,   Rebecca  Harris,  20,  24   Mar  1880 
Louisa,  20,  m    Wilbourn  Walters,  52,  2nd,  29  Jan  1879 
[Nlancy,  38,  m,  2nd,  Levi  McGuire,  47,  2nd,  12  Jan  1880 

WfilTT:  Jacob,  21,  m  Betsey   Wolford,  22,  23   Feb  1878 

WILLIAMS:  James  T.,  61,  m,  2nd,  Orpha  A.   Moor,  20,  14  Dec  1876 
Julia  Ann,  20,  m  Henry  H.  Thorn Lison,  18,  21  Dec  1876 
L.P.,  26,  ni   Angle   Robinson,  21,  19   Aug  1880 
Ulysses  Kenley,  27,  m    Cynthia  May,  37,  5   Mar  1879 

WILLIAMSON:  Benjamin,  25,  m  Virginia  B.  Deskins,  21,  2   Dec  1880 

Elizabeth  E.,  19,  m   Adron?   Orison?  Lowe,  19,  21   Aug  1879 

F.M.,  17,  m  John  H.  Hatcher,  20,  16  Mar  1876 

Hester  Louemma,  19,  m   Harmon   Maynard,  19,  2   Feb  1876 

Hiram,  23,  m    Matilda  Jane   Williamson,   37,  2nd,  21  Nov  1878 

Jane,  28,  m   Thomas  J.  hinkle,  27,  10   Feb  1876 

John  B.,  23,  m   Nancy   Keesee,  27,  12  Jan  1877 

Martha,  17,  m   George  Phillips,  22,  29   May  1879 

Mary  A.,  20,  m   Wilson  Rowe,  21,  28  Sep  1877 

Matilda  Jane,  37,  m,  2nd,  Hiram    Williamson,  23,  21  Nov  1878 


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■WILLIAMSON:  MonterviHe,  17,  m   Mary  Goff,  19,  22   Mar  1879 
wiHiam,  24,  m  Rebecca  Scott,  22,  27  May  1879 

V\ILLIS:  Shadrick,  21,  m  Jemima  Beasley,  21,  13   Feb  1879 

■aOLFORD:  Betty,  22,  m  Jacob  Whitt,  21,  13   Feb  1878 

David  Jr.,  23,  m  Leanah  Hurley,  19,  3  Apr  1879 
David  J.,  22,  m  Louisa  J.  Johnson,  19,  25  Dec  1879 
Elender,  28,  m  John  F.  Casey,  22,  23   Feb  1878 
EUjali,  22,  m  Nancy  Jane  Coleman,  20,  27  Dec  1877 
Jourdan,  26,  m,  2nd,  Sarah  Pra^^ier,  23,  26  Apr  1877 
Letty,  23,  m   Meredith  Lane,  37,  2nd,  31  Mar  1877 
fsjeliemiah,  26,  m   Ginna?  Jennie?  Farley,  24,  19  June  1979 
Pricy,  15,  m  Anderson  J.  Dotson,  20,  31  Oct  1877 
Ransom,  IS,  m   Mary   M.D.  Hurley,  16,  13  June  1877 
Sarah  M.,  22,  m   Lewis  E.   McCoy,  21,  30   Oct  1880 
Sarah,  16,  m  Peter  Rakes,  27,  2nd,  1   Mar  1876 
Sylvania,  19,  m  John  C.   Frand^,  22?,   3rd,  7  Nov  1878 

WRIGHT:  Clarrissa?,  21,  m   Martin  Adams,  18,  16  Oct  1880 
Lucinda,  23,  m   WHlLam  Johnson,  18,  4  Dec  1880 

YATtS:  James  D.,  22,  m   PeriLna?  Pemina?  Damron,  21,  8  Apr  1680 
John  M.,  16,  m   Catharine  Ford,  14,  28  Jan  1880 
Mary  A.,  18,  m  Jasper  Coleman,  23,  13   Mar  1879 

YEARY:  James  vv.,  17,  m  Frances  J.  Stone,  17,  28   May  1879 
Lafayette,  23,  ni  Laura   w.  Reynolds,  25,  27  Nov  1879 

BOUNCE:  Laura  J.,  16,  m  James  Anderson,  24,  21  Jan  1878 

YOUNG:  Daniel,  22,  m  Nancy  J.   Prater,  20,  8  Jan  1880 

Mary  E.,  16,   m  James  M.  Bevins,  19,  18  Apr  1878 
William  H.,  17,  m  Tempy  Francis,  18,  29  Jan  1880 


Ihase  abstracts  were  taken     from  tiie  Pike  County   wardage     records.     Bond 
bocks,  certificate     ;xdcks     ami     returneu     Ucenses.     Tnese     were     comprjreu  for 
spellings  and     (.[ates.  For  COKL\fcC'iJO\S     OR    ADOrilOi^S  pleasse:     contact  Claire 
Kelly  by     pixone,     ro.  (GG6)  432-5705,  or     mail,   P.o.   Box  534,    v,ain  Street  St^i. 
Pi;<eville,   Kencucky,     41501.  Ihis  is     iirr!.ortant     b^icnuse  a     book     of     compLetfi 
inicriTation,     vviiicii  includes  bondsjiv.eri,     witiiesses,     minister     etc.,     is     being 
prepvored  for  dis  five-'year  di'ie  peric^cj  and  tiie  foUov/inq     decade  (Ibtil-lf^SO). 
(Clyde   Runyon  has  been  yrerjaring  a  book  on  (aarriaoe  records  tliroual:  l:r;75.) 


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Pikeville,  Kentucky 

A  Brief  History  - 1 00  Years 
1883-1983 


Early  in  1883  Ebenezer  Presbytery  request- 
ed Dr.  James  P.  Hendrick  of  Flemingsburg, 
Kentucky  and  Dr.  W.  C.  Condit  of  Ashland, 
Kentucky  to  make  a  survey  up  the  Big  Sandy 
Valley  with  the  idea  of  establishing  some  Pres- 
byterian Churches.  It  seems  from  the  records 
that  Dr.  Hendrick  spent  a  great  amount  of  time 
in  Pikeville  during  the  summer  and  fall  of  1883. 
On  October  30  the  following  citizens  of  Pike- 
ville met  in  the  Methodist  Church: 

James  R.  Smith,  Miss  Martha  J.  Smith, 
Charles  M.  Parsons,  Mrs.  Malicia  J.  Parsons, 
Mrs.  Mary  M.  Stewart,  James  B.  Auxier, 
Mrs.  Mary  J.  Connolly,  W.  Mayo  Connolly, 
and  James  L.  Robinson. 

At  that  time,  the  Methodist  Church  occupi- 
ed the  ground  floor  of  the  building  now  oc- 
cupied by  Gene  &  Mike's  record  store  and  across 
Main  Street  from  the  present  location  of  the 
First  National  Bank. 

As  the  result  of  the  meeting,  it  was  decided 
to  organize  a  Presbyterian  Church  in  Pikeville. 
Three  elders  were  elected  —  Charles  M.  Parsons 
for  a  term  of  one  year;  James  R.  Smith  for  a 
term  of  two  years;  W.  Mayo  Connolly  for  three 
years.  W.  Mayo  Connolly  was  elected  Clerk  of 
the  Session  and  served  as  clerk  until  his  death 
in  March  1897.  Dr.  Hendrick  continued  to  do 
religious  work  in  this  field.    It  might  be  said  he 


was  the  guiding  light  for  the  church  from  the 
time  of  its  organization  until  his  death  on  Au- 
gust 2,  1898. 

The  first  pastor  of  the  church  was  Reverend 
A.  C.  Stewart  who  was  paid  a  salary  of  $500 
per  year  by  the  Home  Mission  Board.  In 
September  1885,  the  session  asked  Dr.  Hendrick 
to  find  another  pastor,  feeling  it  would  be  in  the 
best  interest  of  the  church.  In  November  1885, 
Dr.  Hendrick  conducted  a  two-week  service  and 
several  new  members  were  added  to  the  roll. 
At  the  annual  congregational  meeting,  CM.  Par- 
sons was  reelected  an  elder  for  a  three  year  term. 
U.K.  Williams  was  also  elected  an  elder.  The 
first  deacons  of  the  church  were  elected  at  this 
meeting  —  John  S.  Cline  and  James  Ratliff. 
The  first  Sunday  School  was  started  in  May 
1886  with  C.  M.  Parsons  as  Superintendent. 
Dr.  Hendrick  served  as  supply  minister  from  the 
Presbytery  from  1885  to  1887  at  which  time 
Reverend  David  BIythe,  a  graduate  of  Lane  Sem- 
inary, was  called  as  the  regular  pastor.  During 
this  period.  Dr.  BIythe,  Dr.  Hendrick  and  Dr. 
Condit  made  a  surve\'  for  the  establishment  of 
a  Presbyterian  school  in  Pikeville.  The  school 
was  established  in  1889.  Dr.  BIythe  was  its 
first  principal  having  labored  personally  to  erect 
the  building  on  College  Street.  Since  the  organi- 
zation of  the  church,  services  had  been  held  in 
the  Methodist  Church.  As  soon  as  the  new 
building  on  College  Street  was  completed, 
church  services  were  held  there  and  continued 
to  be  until  1 910  when  our  present  church  build- 
ing was  completed  and  dedicated. 

In  June  1890,  at  a  congregational  meeting, 
C.  M.  Parsons  was  reelected  an  elder  to  serve 
until  December  1890;  W.  Mayo  Connolly  and 
A.  J.  Auxier  were  elected  to  serve  until  Dec- 
ember 1 892.  This  seems  to  be  the  last  record  of 
elders  being  elected  for  a  specific  term.  The 
church  discontinued  the  practice  of  rotating 
terms  for  elders  and  established  the  system  of 
continuous  tenure.  (Editor's  note:  The  rota- 
tion system  was  reestablished  as  indicated  later 
in  this  history.) 

The  first  record  of  baptism  for  children  was 
March  3,  1892  when  James  D.  and  Hester  Fran- 
cis were  baptized. 

Because  of  serious  illness.  Dr.  BIythe  was 
forced  to  retire  as  principal  of  the  school  and 
pastor  of  the  church  in  April  1893.  Reverend 
C.  C.  McGinley  was  called  to  supply  the  church 
for  four  months.  Then  Dr.  Hendrick  and  Dr. 
Condit    supplied    the    church    for    almost   two 


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years.  In  October  1895,  Reverend  J.  Harry 
Hammet  was  made  President  of  the  college  and 
paster  of  the  church  at  a  salary  of  $1,000  per 
year  —  S500  being  paid  by  the  Women's  Mission- 
ary Society  of  Presbytery,  $300  by  the  Board  of 
Home  Missions  and  $200  by  the  church.  In 
March  of  that  year,  the  General  Assembly  estab- 
lished a  practice  that  the  church  year  should  run 
from  April  1  to  March  31.  In  a  report  to  Presby- 
tery in  March  1894,  forty-two  members  were  re- 
ported. 

In  March  1897,  Mr.  A.  J.  Auxier  was  elected 
Clerk  of  the  Session  to  succeed  Mr.  W.  Mayo 
Connolly.  In  March  1898,  Mr.  Hammet  resigned 
as  President  of  the  college  and  pastor  of  the 
church.  Reverend  Thomas  W.  Cornelison  served 
as  President  of  the  college  and  pastor  of  the 
church  until  August  1899.  At  that  time.  Dr. 
James  F.  Record  assumed  duties  as  President  of 
the  school  and  pastor  of  the  church.  In  passing, 
I  might  add  that  Dr.  Record  served  as  pastor  of 
the  church  until  1905  and  as  president  of  the 
school  until  191 1  at  which  time  he  left  Pikeville 
and  went  to  Michigan  and  from  there  to  Ari- 
zona. He  came  back  to  Pikeville  as  president  of 
the  school  in  1916  and  served  until  his  retire- 
ment in  1932.  After  Dr.  Hendrick  passed  away. 
Dr.  Record  was  the  guiding  light  for  not  only 
the  church  but  also  the  school.  Throughout  his 
life  in  Pikeville  he  yielded  a  great  influence  for 
the  upbuilcing  of  the  Kingdom  of  the  Lord  in 
this  whole  area.  Even  though  the  church  and 
the  college  had  a  struggle  during  the  early  years. 
Dr.  Record  had  the  faith  which  inspired  our 
citizens  to  the  extent  they  were  always  willing 
to  support  him  in  his  endeavors  both  for  the 
church  and  the  college.  The  school  did  not  be- 
gin to  become  really  financially  established  until 
the  early  20's. 

In  the  annual  report  in  1902,  fifty  members 
were  reported  to  Presbytery  and  seventy-eight 
were  reported  in  1904. 

In  1902,  Mr.  J.  H.  Forsyth  came  to  Pikeville 
with  his  family  from  Iowa  as  a  Sunday  School 
missionary.  Mr.  Forsyth  was  an  elder  in  the 
Presbyterian  Church  from  which  he  came  and 
sat  in  on  the  meetings  of  the  Session  of  the  local 
church  and  filled  the  pulpit  on  Sunday  mornings 
a  number  of  times.  He  established  quite  a  few 
chapels  out  in  the  county  during  the  years  of 
his  service  as  a  Sunday  School  missionary  and 
had  a  great  influence  in  the  work  of  the  Lord  in 
this  community. 


We  find  included  in  the  membership  of  the 
early  history  of  the  church  the  following  family 
names: 

Smith,  Parsons,  Stewart,  Auxier,  Connolly, 
Cline,  Ratliff,  Huffman,  York,  Clay,  Francis, 
Miller,  Call,  Ford,  Stanley,  Dils,  Kennedy, 
Ramsey,  Williams,  Clevenger,  Powell,  John- 
son, Thornbury,  Sowards,  McCoy,  Yost, 
Roberts,  Bales,  Gray,  Hatcher,  and  Forsyth. 

Mr.  A.  J.  Auxier  served  as  Clerk  of  the  Ses- 
sion from  1897  until  April  1904  at  which  time 
Mr.  T.  H.  Harman  and  Mr.  A.  E.  Auxier  were 
elected  elders.  Mr.  A.  E.  Auxier  was  elected 
Clerk  of  the  Session  and  served  as  such  until 
February  1922  when  he  was  forced  to  resign 
because  of  his  health.  Mr.  Harman  served  as  an 
elder  until  his  death  July  25,  1954. 

In  1905,  Mr.  Harman  was  elected  Superin- 
tendent of  the  Sunday  School  and  served  in  that 
capacity  for  around  forty  years.  During  the 
time  he  was  superintendent  he  saw  the  church 
grow  from  a  small  congregation  to  a  membership 
of  nearly  four  hundred.  He  was  loved  by  not 
only  the  young  people  in  the  Sunday  School  but 
also  by  all  members  of  the  church  as  well.  He 
contributed  much  through  his  Christian  life  to 
influence  the  church  in  Pikeville.  During  the 
early  history  of  the  church,  Mrs.  Harman  and 
Mrs.  Nona  Connolly  Bowles  worked  together  as 
organist  and  choir  leader  contributing  much  to 
the  church  services  on  Sunday  mornings. 

When  Dr.  Record  asked  to  be  relieved  of  his 
duties  as  pastor  of  the  church  in  1905,  Reverend 
M.D.  McClelland  was  called  to  be  the  pastor. 
In  February  1906,  the  lot  upon  which  the 
church  now  stands  was  purchased  from  Mrs.  L. 
F.  Mays  for  the  sum  of  $1,000  -  $110  down, 
and  the  balance  to  be  paid  in  1,  2  and  3  year 
installments. 

A  report  to  the  Presbytery  in  April  1906 
showed    a    membership    of    one    hundred   ten. 

In  October  1907,  a  committee  was  appoint- 
ed to  raise  funds  for  building  the  church.  On 
March  31,  1908,  a  report  to  Presbytery  showed 
one  hundred  thirty-two  members. 

On  December  10,  1910,  Mr.  Virgil  Forsyth 
was  elected  an  elder.  On  December  18,  1910, 
the  present  church  building  was  dedicated  with 
Dr.  W.  C.  Condit  of  Ashland,  Kentucky  preach- 
ing the  dedicatory  sermon. 


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In  April  1911,  the  report  to  Presbytery 
showed     one     hundred     forty-two     members. 

In  March  1913,  Reverend  McClelland  re- 
signed as  pastor  and  Reverend  J.  P.  White- 
head, President  of  the  college,  was  asked  to 
supply  the  pulpit.  He  did  until  October  of  that 
year  when  Reverend  C.  A.  Dugger  of  Kingsport, 
Tennessee  was  called  to  supply  for  a  period  of 
one  year.  He  served  until  December  1914  and 
on  January  27,  1915  Reverend  J.  R.  Crawford 
was  called  as  pastor. 

A  report  to  Presbytery  on  April  1,  1916 
showed  a  budget  of  $2,794.  It  was  during  this 
year  Dr.  Record  returned  as  President  of  the 
college.  A  report  showed  one  hundred  sixty- 
nine  members  on  April  1,  1917.  The  report  to 
Presbytery  on  April  1,  1918  showed  one  hun- 
dred eighty-three  members. 

On  April  17,  1918,  Mr.  D.  L.  Francis  was 
elected  an  elder.  October  5,  1919,  W.  E.  Don- 
aldson was  elected  to  be  an  elder.  Mr.  Donald- 
son was  a  Sunday  School  missionary  under  the 
Board  of  Home  Missions  and  did  a  great  work 
for  many  years  in  this  field  in  organizing  Sunday 
Schools  throughout  Pike  County. 

Reverend  Crawford  resigned  as  pastor  Dec- 
ember 28,  1919  and  Dr.  Record  was  asked  to 
supply  the  pulpit.  He  did  until  January  23, 
1921  when  he  was  called  as  pastor. 

Ray  Forsyth  was  elected  elder  of  the  church 
on  March  22,  1922.  It  seems  the  year  1922 
was  an  outstanding  one  in  the  history  of  the 
church  as  fifty-eight  new  members  were  added 
making  a  total  membership  of  two  hundred 
thirty-four.  On  May  1,  1922,  Mr.  D.  L.  Francis 
was  elected  Clerk  of  the  Session  to  succeed  Mr. 
Auxier.  He  served  until  the  time  of  his  death  on 
December  20,  1929. 

Dr.  Record  stated  to  the  congregation  on 
October  24,  1924  that  his  duties  as  President 
of  the  college  required  all  his  time  and  asked  to 
be  relieved  as  pastor  of  the  church.  However, 
he  served  until  Reverend  J.  B.  Koontz  was 
called  March  31,  1925. 

A  report  to  Presbytery  on  March  21,  1925 
showed  two  hundred  fifty-nine  members.  Mr. 
A.  J.  Akers  and  Mr.  Frank  D.  McClelland  were 
elected  elders  October  25,  1925. 

On  March  31,  1926,  a  report  to  Presbytery 
showed  two  hundred  eighty-one  members.     In 


April  1926,  Sarri  Vanover  and  Andrew  Hossers 
decided  they  wanted  to  become  ministers,  and 
the  church  recommended  financial  assistance 
to  the  Presbytery. 

Mr.  Linton  Trivette,  Mr.  James  Sowards  and 
Mr.  John  Call  had  served  as  trustees  for  over 
twenty  years.  Mr.  Linton  Trivette  served  as 
treasurer  of  the  church  from  190G  until  the 
time  of  his  death  on  November  8,  1930.  Mr. 
Trivette  contributed  much  to  the  upbuilding  of 
the  Church  during  his  time  in  office  as  treasurer. 

On  March  30,  1927,  Mr.  J.  P.  Hobson  was 
elected  as  a  trustee. 

In  a  report  to  Presbytery  on  March  28, 
1928,  a  membership  of  three  hundred  seven  was 
shown.  N.  A.  Chrisman  was  elected  as  trustee 
to  succeed  Mr.  James  Sowards. 

On  October  16,  1929,  Reverend  Koontz 
resigned  as  pastor.  On  December  29,  1929, 
Reverend  Dunbar  H.  Ogden,  then  a  graduate 
student  in  the  Union  Theological  Seminary  of 
Richmond,  Virginia,  accepted  the  call  to  be- 
come pastor  at  the  end  of  his  school  year.  Dr. 
Record  served  as  supply  until  Mr.  Ogden  came. 
In  January  1929,  Mr.  Frank  D.  McClelland  was 
elected  Clerk  of  the  Session  to  succeed  Mr. 
Francis. 

On  November  30,  1930,  N.  A.  Chrisman 
was  elected  treasurer  of  the  church  to  succeed 
Mr.  Linton  Trivette. 

Mr.  John  S.  Miller  was  elected  trustee  to 
succeed  Mr.  Trivette  on  March  25,  1931  and  Mr. 
Fred  Repass  was  elected  trustee.  In  March 
1931,  three  hundred  thirty-eight  members 
were  reported  to  Presbytery. 

Mr.  H.  C.  Bowles  was  elected  trustee  March 
29,  1933.  Four  hundred  eleven  members  were 
reported  to  Presbytery  on  that  date. 

On  April  4,  1934,  four  hundred  eighty- 
five  members  were  reported  to  Presbytery.  In 
May  1934,  the  McVeigh  Church  was  organized 
and  twenty-eight  members  were  transferred 
from  our  church  to  McVeigh  Church.  On  Nov- 
ember 15,  1934,  Reverend  Ogden  resigned  as 
pastor  to  go  to  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church 
in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Reverend  K.  P.  Simmons, 
teacher  of  Bible  at  the  college,  supplied  the  pul- 
pit until  June  1935  when  Reverend  Leonard  S. 
Hogenboom  was  called  as  pastor. 


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On  April  13,  1936,  the  church  roll  was  re- 
vised and  forty-four  members  were  placed  on 
the  inactive  list.  Four  hundred  twenty-three 
members  were  reported  to  Presbytery. 

In  September  1937,  under  the  leadership  of 
Reverend  Hogenboom,  a  committee  was  ap- 
pointed by  the  congregation  to  devise  ways  and 
means  of  building  a  Sunday  School  addition  to 
the  church.  During  the  next  several  months, 
the  sum  of  $7,200  in  pledges  and  cash  was 
raised  by  the  women  of  the  church.  In  Nov- 
ember 1937,  Mr.  Frank  D.  McClelland,  having 
resigned  as  President  of  the  college,  resigned  as 
Clerk  of  the  Session.  Mr.  A.  E.  Auxier  was 
elected  to  succeed  him. 

On  March  30,  1938,  John  S.  Miller  and  N.A. 
Chrisman  were  elected  elders  of  the  church. 
Four  hundred  forty-three  members  were  report- 
ed to  Presbytery.  Mr.  Miller  was  elected  Clerk 
of  the  Session  to  succeed  Mr.  A.  E.  Auxier  and 
continued  to  serve  in  that  capacity  until  June 
24,  1954.  In  the  fall  of  1938,  the  new  addition 
to  the  church  was  completed  at  the  cost  of 
approximately  $1 5,000. 

On  April  5,  1939,  Dr.  A.  A.  Page  and  Dr.  H. 
M.  Crooks  were  elected  elders.  Reverend  Ho- 
genboom resigned  August  1,  1939  to  become  a 
missionary  under  the  Board  of  Foreign  Missions. 
He  was  assigned  to  the  Phillipine  Islands.  He 
and  his  family  were  prisoners  of  the  Japanese 
for  more  than  two  years.  Reverend  R.  G.  Hu- 
tucheson  was  called  as  pastor  of  the  church 
December  20,  1939  and  served  until  January 
1943. 

Due  to  World  War  II,  we  were  unable  to 
get  a  pastor  until  November  1943  when  the 
Board  of  Foreign  Missions  sent  Reverend  Harry 
J.  Hill  to  act  as  stated  supply  of  the  church. 
Reverend  and  Mrs.  Hill  were  in  the  states  on 
leave  from  Korea  because  of  the  war.  The 
Board  was  using  foreign  missionaries  to  supply 
churches  which  had  no  pastor.  Reverend  and 
Mrs.  Hill  stayed  until  April  1946  when  the  way 
was  opened  for  their  return  to  Korea. 

Reverend  Lynn  B.  Rankin  was  called  as 
pastor  in  October  1946  and  served  the  church 
until  January  1952. 

On  May  25,  1947,  Mr.  William  J.  Baird,  Mr. 
Lon  B.  Rogers  and  Mr.  J.  P.  Hobson,  Jr.  were 
elected  as  elders.  On  February  13,  1952,  Mr. 
T.  C.   Guthrie  was  elected  as  elder.     On  Sep- 


tember 1,  1952,  Reverend  James  M.  DeFriend 
became  pastor  and  served  until  Januarv  1,  1955. 
On  February  8,  1953,  at  the  congregational 
meeting  the  rotary  system  for  elders  was  re- 
established. Mr.  James  W.  Wine  and  Mr.  Elster 
Smith  were  elected  as  two  new  elders. 

Mr.  Fred  Repass  succeeded  Mr.  N.  A.  Chris- 
man  as  treasurer  in  1934.  Mr.  J.  P.  Hobson,  Jr. 
succeeded  Mr.  Repass;  Mr.  T.  C.  Guthrie  suc- 
ceeded Mr.  Hobson;  Mr.  F.  M.  Baker  succeeded 
Mr.  Guthrie;  Mr.  E.  R.  Hays  succeeded  Mr. 
Baker  and  Mr.  Charles  Chrisman  succeeded  Mr. 
Hays. 

Ruth  and  Marjorie  Harman,  daughters  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  T.  H.  Harman  served  from  our  church 
in  the  foreign  missionary  field.  Ruth  served  in 
Persia,  which  is  now  Iran,  and  Marjorie  served 
in  Yucatan,  Mexico.  Samuel  Vanover  is  (circ. 
1955)  now  pastor  of  a  Presbyterian  Church  in 
Louisville  and  Andrew  Hollers  is  (circ.  1955) 
an  ordained  minister  and  Sunday  School  miss- 
ionary under  the  Board  of  Home  Missions  in 
Boulder,  Colorado.  Dave  Noble  was  a  student  in 
college  from  Pennsylvania,  was  converted  and 
decided  to  become  a  minister  while  a  member  of 
our  church.  He  became  a  Ph.D.  before  going  to 
the  seminary  and  is  (circ.  1955)  now  pastor  of  a 
large  Presbyterian  Church  in  Chicago. 

I  cannot  conclude  this  brief  history  of  the 
church  without  mentioning  Miss  Mary  I.  Spil- 
man  who  for  so  many  years  gave  so  much  of 
her  time  to  the  young  people  of  our  church. 
Her  life  and  enthusiasm  were  inspirations  to  all 
of  us.  There  are  many  other  members  of  the 
church  who  have  done  a  tremendous  amount  of 
work  in  the  upbuilding  of  the  Kingdom  of  the 
Lord  in  this  community.  Time  will  not  permit 
me  to  mention  all  of  them  on  this  occasion. 

END  OF  HISTORY  AS  COMPILED  BY 
NORMAN  A.  CHRISMAN.  SR. 


Shortly  after  the  arrival  of  Reverend  Rankin 
(October  1946)  the  Couples'  Club  was  organized 
and  remained  very  active  for  a  number  of  years. 

The  annual  report  given  in  January  1952 
indicated  a  total  membership  of  374.  A  1952 
budget  was  adopted  calling  for  total  expendi- 
tures of  $18,040. 


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Two  of  the  first  projects  undertaken  after 
Reverend  James  DeFriend's  arrival  were  the 
execution  of  a  contract  for  the  construction  of 
the  present  manse  for  almost  $27,000  and  the 
contract  to  excavate  the  part  of  the  basement 
under  the  sanctuary  for  $7,500  to  enlarge  the 
church  basement. 

The  adopted  budget  for  1953  totalled 
$15,900  and  a  membership  of  412,  as  of  Dec- 
ember 31,  1953,  was  reported  to  Presbytery. 

Mr.  J.  S.  Miller,  longtime  elder  and  Clerk  of 
the  Session,  and  Mr.  T.  H.  Harman,  elder  for 
fifty  years  and  superintendent  of  the  Sunday 
School  for  forty-five  years,  passed  away  in  1954. 

As  early  as  February  1955  our  congregation 
voted  unanimously  for  union  with  the  Presby- 
terian Church,  U.S. 

Reverend  Phillip  Bembower  served  as  mod- 
erator of  Session  and  supply  pastor  for  most 
of  1955.  Reverend  Charles  H.  Moffett  became 
pastor  September  1,  1955  and  served  until 
January  1961.  The  report  to  Presbytery  listed 
our  membership  as  of  December  31,  1955  at 
four  hundred  one.  The  same  report  indicated 
there  were  seven  babies  born  in  the  congrega- 
tion during  1955.  The  annual  budget  for  1956 
was  $19,875.  The  Presbyterian  Church  was 
organized  in  Drift,  Kentucky  on  May  6,  1956. 

The  Flood  of  1957  hit  in  January  with  water 
reaching  into  the  first  floor  of  the  church. 
Among  other  contributions,  our  church  received 
$12,000  from  the  One  Great  Hour  of  Sharing 
Fund.  Services  were  held  on  October  20,  1957 
to  dedicate  the  new  sanctuary  lights,  hymn 
books  and  renovated  church.  The  burial,  on 
July  6,  1957,  of  Mr.  Forrest  E.  Albert  was  re- 
corded. He  faithfully  served  our  church  as 
organist  for  fourteen  years. 

The  records  of  1960  tell  of  the  deaths  of 
Mrs.  James  F.  (Margaret  E.)  Record  in  April  and 
Mr.  J.  Peyton  Hobson  in  July.  Mrs.  Record  was 
the  widow  of  Reverend  James  F.  Record,  former 
pastor  and  President  of  Pikeville  College.  Mr. 
Hobson  served  the  church  as  treasurer,  trustee, 
ruling  elder  and  Sunday  School  Teacher. 

The  recommended  budget  for  1961  was 
approved  with  a  total  of  $28,  984.  The  Sun- 
day morning  nursery  was  started.  The  Session 
was  enlarged  from  nine  to  twelve  members 
beginning   in  January   1951.      It  is  recorded  in 


the  church  records  that  in  April  1961  three 
members  of  a  communicants  class  represented 
the  third,  fourth  and  fifth  generation  of  our 
church  family.  Charles  Justice  Baird  represented 
the  third,  William  Ferrell  Forsyth,  Jr.,  the  fourth 
and  Charles  Bowles  Chrisman,  Jr.,  the  fifth. 
Reverend  Phillip  Bembower  becan-ie  pastor  of 
the  church  in  July  1961.  He  was  no  stranger 
having  been  in  charge  of  Larger  Parish  work. 
Dean  of  Pikeville  College  and  many  times  mo- 
derator of  the  Session  of  the  church.  He  served 
until  August  31,  1964.  The  report  to  Presby- 
tery indicated  a  membership  of  three  hundred 
thirty-seven  as  of  December  31,  1961. 

The  records  indicate  that  the  membership 
of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  A.  A.  Page  was  transferred  to  the 
Presbyterian  Church  in  Mt.  Sterling,  Kentucky 
in  December  1962.  For  many  years  Dr.  Page 
was  Dean  and  President  of  Pikeville  College. 
He  was  a  ruling  elder  of  our  church  filling  the 
pulpit  on  many  occasions.  At  one  time  he  was 
Moderator  of  Presbytery. 

The  report  to  Presbytery  indicated  three 
hundred  seventy-one  members  as  of  December 
31,  1963  and  the  approved  budget  for  1964 
totalled  $35,153. 

Reverend  Arthur  L.  Stanley  became  pastor 
of  our  church  January  13,  1965  and  served  until 
April  1968.  Shortly  after  his  arrival,  he  started 
the  Sunday  morning  children's  sermon.  The 
first  Youth  Work  Camp  for  young  people  from 
our  church  took  place  in  June  1965  when  our 
young  people  went  to  Baltimore,  Maryland  to 
work  on  a  church.  A  Calvin  Club  for  fourth, 
fifth  and  sixth  grade  children  was  organized  in 
September  1966  with  twenty-nine  children.  The 
first  female,  Mrs.  W.  B.  (Betty)  Stone  was 
elected  an  elder  in  January  1968.  (Mrs.  Stone 
is  the  mother  of  Mrs.  Joseph  (Carolyn)  Justice 
who  is  (in  1983)  a  member  of  the  Session.) 

Reverend  Walter  C.  Scott  became  pastor 
of  the  church  in  October  1968  and  served  until 
October  1973.  The  budget  for  1969  was 
$37,200  and  the  membership  reported  to 
Presbytery  was  three  hundred  thirty-four. 
The  present  (1983)  organ  was  purchased  in 
1969  by  funds  received  by  the  church  from  the 
will  of  Mrs.  A.  J.  (Zettie)  Akers. 

The  Board  of  Deacons  was  reestablished  at 
the  annual  congregational  meeting,  January 
28,  1970.  The  annual  budget  for  1970  was 
adopted  with  a  total  of  $31,500.    The  records 


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reveal  that  on  September  5,  1970,  Mrs.  Tina 
Bales  Miller  died.  At  the  time  of  her  death  she 
had  been  a  member  of  the  church  longer  than 
anyone  else.  She  joined  June  30,  1900.  The 
offering  plates  now  (1983)  being  used  were 
accepted  by  the  Session  in  November  1970  as 
a  gift  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Ross.  The 
union  of  the  USA  and  US  Synods  was  accomp- 
lished in  November  1970. 

The  annual  budget  for  1971  was  adopted 
with  a  total  of  $30,500.  The  union  of  Guerrant 
(US)  and  Ebenezer  (UP)  Presbyteries  to  form 
the  Translyvania  (Union)  Presbytery  was  accom- 
plished early  in  1971.  The  records  indicate  that 
longtime  and  devoted  member,  Miss  Mary  I. 
Spilman,  died  on  August  17,  1971.  The  church 
r,',embership  was  reported  to  be  three  hundred 
five  as  of  December  31,  1971. 

The  receiving  of  a  Deacons'  offering  on  each 
Communion  Sunday  was  adopted  in  December 
1972. 

The  annual  budget  totalling  $37,700  was 
adopted  for  1974  and  the  membership  as  of 
December  31,  1973  totalled  two  hundred 
eighty-four. 

Reverend  Benjamin  Sheldon  became  the 
pastor  on  June  17,  1974  and  served  until  De- 
cember 31,  1978.  In  September  1974,  a  change 
was  made  in  the  budgetary  practice  of  the 
church.  Historically,  there  had  been  a  canvas 
made  for  pledges  with  the  budget  prepared  on 
the  basis  of  the  total  of  the  pledges.  Under  the 
new  procedure,  the  budget  was  adopted  and  the 
congregation  was  encouraged  to  pledge  to  the 
budget.  There  would  no  longer  be  conducted  an 
Every  Member  canvas  for  pledges. 

The  total  membership  reported  to  Presby- 
tery as  of  December  31,  1974  was  two  hundred 
ninety-two  and  the  annual  budget  adopted 
for  1975  totalled  $59,795.  The  First  Presby- 
terian Memorial  Fund  was  established  in  April 
1975. 

Mr.  E.  N.  Venters  retired  as  Clerk  of  the  Ses- 
sion at  the  beginning  of  1976  after  serving  faith- 
fully for  1  5  years  in  that  position.  The  member- 
ship reported  to  Presbytery  as  of  December  31, 

1975  totalled   254  and  the  annual   budget  for 

1976  totalled  $68,209.  Four  choral  tuition 
scholarships  for  Pikeville  College  students  were 
established  in  May  1976.  The  purpose  was  to 
aid  the  church  choir,  the  students  and  to  provide 


additional  scholarship  money  available  for 
Pikeville  College.  The  last  major  renovation  of 
the  church  building  was  undertaken  in  the  fall 
of  1976.  This  included  roof  repairs,  remodeling 
the  choir  area,  various  projects  in  the  basement, 
protective  plastic  covering  of  the  stained  glass 
windows,  new  carpet,  etc.  The  total  member- 
ship as  of  December  31,  1976  stood  at  two  hun- 
dred seventy-five  and  the  budget  adopted  for 
1977  totalled  $79,425. 

The  Flood  of  1977  hit  the  church  in  April 
and  completely  flooded  the  basement.  As  of 
the  last  of  May  1977  approximately  $14,000 
had  been  received  by  the  church  from  individ- 
uals and  churches  from  as  far  away  as  Greens- 
boro, NC,  New  Jersey,  and  the  country  of 
Brazil  to  aid  our  flooded  members  and  our 
church.  Pastor  Sheldon  reported  in  October 
1977  that  Mrs.  Nancy  Forsyth  had  related  to 
him  that  the  records  indicated  2000  persons  had 
joined  our  church  since  its  founding.  Ninety- 
three  of  these  had  joined  since  June  1974 
when  Pastor  Sheldon  became  pastor.  The  para- 
ments  for  the  pulpit  and  lectern  were  given 
in  1977  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jean  Owen.  The  mem- 
bership totalled  two  hundred  ninety-four  as  of 
December  31,  1977  and  the  budget  for  1978 
totalled  $98,748. 

Early  in  1978  the  present  (1983)  com- 
munion service  was  given  to  the  church  by 
Mrs.  Eloise  Hughes  Mays  in  memory  of  her 
parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Abel  Hughes.  Presby- 
tery met  in  Pikeville  in  1978  for  the  first 
time  since  1971. 

The  guidelines  for  memorials  were  adopted 
by  the  Session  in  October  1979.    The  member- 
ship as  of  December  31,  1979  was  reported  to 
Presbytery   as   two    hundred    seventy-six.      The 
adopted  budget  for  1980  totalled  $100,076. 

Under  the  direction  of  the  Board  of  Dea- 
cons a  pictorial  directory  of  church  members 
was  prepared  and  distributed  in  1980.  The 
Deacons  reported  having  spent  approximately 
$6,700  on  the  1979  Christmas  project  which 
assisted  about  23  families  involving  80  children. 
During  the  summer  of  1980  the  Deacons  spent 
about  $3,500  on  their  summer  program  in  the 
city  park. 

For  all  of  1979  and  until  September  4,  1980 
the  church  was  without  a  regular  pastor.  Be- 
cause of  a  strong,  dedicated  Session,  an  active 
Pulpit  Supply  Committee  and  a  willing  congre- 


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gation  the  church  held  together.  For  part  of  this 
time  Reverend  DeWitt  Furrow,  Pastor  of  the 
church  at  Phelps,  Kentucky,  served  as  Moderator 
of  the  church  and  Session.  For  a  longer  period 
Dr.  Roger  Keller,  Vice  President  of  Pikeville 
Colelge  served  as  Moderator.  In  September 
1980  Reverend  Edwin  N.  Grigsby  became  pastor 
of  the  church.  He  is  a  native  of  Hazard,  Ken- 
tucky and  came  from  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  in  South  Charleston,  West  Virginia. 

The  membership  at  the  end  of  1980  was 
reported  to  be  two  hundred  eighty-five  and 
the  1981  budget  totalled  $112,148.  There 
was  a  net  increase  of  ten  members  during  1980. 
The  report  to  Presbytery  indicated  that  al- 
most $124,000  had  been  received  by  the  church 
during  1980  and  the  same  amount  had  been 
expended  and  distributed  with  about  $60,000 
going  for  benevolences  and  $64,000  going  to- 
ward the  local  program. 

Mr.  Lon  B.  Rogers  was  recognized  for  his 
34  years  of  devoted  service  to  the  church  at 
the  end  of  his  term  on  the  Session  in  January 
1982.  In  addition  to  the  local  church,  he 
devoted  much  time  to  the  work  of  the  Presby- 
tery and  was  at  one  time  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  National  (Home)  Missions  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  USA.  The  membership  as  of  December 
31,  1981  was  reported  to  Presbytery  to  be  two 
hundred  ninety-eight.  A  budget  for  1982 
totalling  $120,500  was  adopted.  In  addition, 
the  Deacons'  budget  was  to  be  approximately 
$8,000. 

The  church's  young  people  received  train- 
ing in  and  started  a  Clown  Ministry  in  1982. 
The  group  has  demonstrated  its  skills  in  our 
church,  in  other  community  churches  and  nurs- 
ing homes  and  the  hospital.  The  Deacons 
started  taping  the  Sunday  morning  worship 
services  and  carrying  the  tapes  and  players  to 
shut-ins.  The  practice  of  taking  communion  to 
shut-ins  was  reinstituted  in  June  1982  with  the 
Elders  in  charge  of  communion  at  church 
accompanying  Dr.  Gribsby.  The  budget  for 
1983  was  adopted  with  a  total  of  $133,000. 
The  membership  as  of  December  31,  1982 
was  reported  to  Presbytery  to  be  three  hundred 
twenty. 

Two   important   events   took    place    late  in 
1982.     The  Session  approved  the  purchase  of 
two  octaves  of  choir  bells  and  tables  for  same  to 
honor  Mary  Evelyn  and  Lon  Rogers  in  recogni- 


tion of  their  many  years  of  devoted  service  to 
the  church.  This  was  the  occasion  of  their  move 
to  Lexington.  Mary  Evelyn  was  designated  as 
the  first  honorary  member  of  the  Session  of  the 
church.  The  other  event  was  the  purchase  of  a 
church  van.  This  seems  to  be  the  first  church 
owned  vehicle. 

This,  then,  is  the  brief  history  of  the  first 
100  years  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Pikeville,  Kentucky.  Recognizably,  many  events 
and  the  names  of  many  devoted  and  faithful 
members  have  not  been  included.  Certainly 
this  is  not  by  intent.  Hopefully,  this  history  is 
only  the  prelude  to  a  more  complete  one  which 
will  more  fittingly  honor  the  100  year  existence 
of  not  only  a  house  of  worship  but  a  congre- 
gation of  God  loving  individuals  which,  through 
generations,  has  attempted  to  further  His  King- 
dom in  this  part  of  His  world. 


Spring  showers  and  income  tax  warnings  fiave 
more  in  common  than  April  s/<ies.  One  reminds  us 
that  green  hills  will  demand  attention  any  day,  the 
other  that  green  bills  require  attention  without  delay. 


An  efficient  young  fellow  named  Sprout 

Sat  mapping  his  annual  tax  route. 

He  traced  down  and  across 

To  account  for  the  loss 

Of  one  cent  that  refused  to  step  out. 

In  April's  sun  the  violet 

Uncurls  and  stretches  out  just  so. 

Turns  to  the  dandelion  to  chirrup, 

"I  guess  it's  time  we're  getting  up,  — 

According  to  the  calendar. 

The  alarm  went  off  a  month  ago. " 


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Rosebuds  I  class,  ages  4  to  6:  (sitting)  Dana  Wil- 
banl<s.  Glen  Dorsey,  "Little  Hatch"  Billy  Compton, 
Lynn  Scott,  Jimmy  Forsyth,  Billy  Stone.  (Stand- 
ing) George  Chile  ers,  not  identified,  Bobbie  Rhea 
Sowards,  Frankie  Amick,  Carlin  Cassidy,  Bruce 
Weddle,  Jane  Gray,  Rebecca  Robinson,  Fay  Farley, 
Marilon  Rogers,  Johnny  Forsyth,  Mr.  Chrisman, 
Mr.  Harman. 


Presbyterian  Sunday  School 


Men's  Bible  Class 


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Front  row:     Mr.  McClelland,  Dr.  Condit,  A.  P.  Higley.    Second  row:    Dr.  Record,  Dr.  Barker.     Third  row: 
T.  H.  Harman,  Dr.  Cheek. 


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TabSe  of  Contents 

1959-1984  PIKE  ASSOCIATION  OF  SOUTHERN  BAPTIST 

Published  in  1985  by  Pike  Association 

Preface  1 

Introduction  3 

Church  Covenant  4 

Declaration  of  Faith  5 

Past  Directors  Nell  Elswick               6 

History  of  Pike  Association  15 

Marrowbone  Baptist  Center  20 

Missionaries  from  Pike  Association  26 

Poem  27 

Beautiful  Upon  the  Mountains  Patty  J.  Gugelchuk         35 

Reminiscing  About  Miss  Annie  Mrs.  E.  L.  Howerton        40 

History  of  the  Churches  43 

Poem  4  4 

1 .  Af lex  45 

2.  Belfry  48 

3.  Calvary  54 

4.  Elkhorn  City  57 

5.  Faith  First 

6.  Feds  Creek 

7.  Forest  Hills  and  Slaters  Branch  Mission 

8.  Grace 

9.  Hellier 

10.  Immanuel 

1 1 .  Marrowbone 

12.  McVeigh 

13.  Meta  and  Brushy  Creek  Mission 

14.  Mouthcard  and  Home  Creek  Mission 

15.  Phelps 

16.  Pikeville  and  Island  Creek  Mission 

17.  Sidney 

18.  Stone 

19.  Sutton 

20.  Unity 

21.  Virgie 


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published  by  Pike  Association 


WRITTEN  AND  EDITED  BY: 

John  Pate  —  Director  of  Associational  Missions,  Counselor  and  Advisor. 

Mrs.  Nell  Elswick  —  Member  and  Organist  of  the  Elkhorn  City  Baptist  Church; 
author  of  "The  History  of  Elkhorn  City  Baptist  Church." 

Dorcas  Hobbs  —  Member  of  First  Baptist  Church  of  Pikeville,  Sunday  School 
Teacher,  author  of  "History  of  Pikeville  First  Baptist  Church."  Editor  of 
Appalachian  Column  in  local  paper. 

Patty  Justice  Gugelchuk  —  Member  of  Sidney  Baptist  Church,  President  of  Sid- 
ney WMU,  church  clerk,  teach  at  Bevins  School. 

Charles  Easterling  —  Church  Treasurer  of  Marrowbone  Baptist  Church,  Executive 
Board  Member  from  Marrowbone  Church. 

Marie  R.  Justice  —  Member  of  First  Baptist  Church  of  Pikeville,  Chairman  of 
Historical  Committee. 


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for 
"The  History  of  the  Pike  Ai^sociation  of  Scutiiern  ciapti^to" 

Carolyn  124;  Madison  92;  Pauline  23.   AARQiN:  Brad 


73;   Roland  71;   i-'-r.  and   Mrs.   VviOiarr;  3.  71.   ABBOT  1:   Miss  f^stelLs  134. 
ABShlRL:   Don   59.    AC_,Oj^iD£:   Tneo[±iQli5  51.   aQAj.^.S:   Andrew   104;  and   Wr5j. 
KusseiL  75.   ADD13;   /"'litinie  48.  AilL'si'   Louis   M.  6.   ADKlAiii   Diana   83;  Jean 
KatlLff  133;   Li?.   83;  Lo^iene  121;   r^irs.   Marie  62;  Koy  103.   A  K  P,  R S: 
Christine  B3;  Jack  121,  123.     MJjJl^-  (^^jTs.   biH  Hays)  42;   Annie  35, 

42,  48,  57,   58,  60,  92,  93;  James  and   Maria  (Baker)  35;  Jamao  L.  42; 
Janie-o  h.   37,   4  2.    Ai,|Msn>j;   Bro.    A.O.   32,   58,   59,   62.   AiV|liHSOi\:    Rev.    Z.J. 
113.    AMc:nTO:   .yiillie  138.  .iUiilblRSiiisi:  Becky  138;   Linda  139;  Bro.  O.C   127. 
^..^:B_Lir^iij:  James  52.    ARMHRLSTiJK;  David  c5.    AR.aOLD:   Bro.   L.vv.  46. 
ARTf:.R8URiv:  Bro.   tJson  51.  ATt{,i\:  Bro.   Frei  67.  AxiXlE-iL:  Judge  Gene  71. 
A  Y  R BS;    Walter   K.   51. 

BAILIFF:   Mr.  and    Mrrs.   Clyde  62;   Ned   59.    BAR  BR:    Bdvvin  Gray  77;   Maria 
35;     Rev.  R.L.  112,   114.   BALDRIDGS:   Charlene  83;  Jackie  &3;  Jody  63; 
Patricia  b3,  B4;   Paula  83;  Stewart  83,  64;  vicki  84,   E_ALD>L\:  Charles. 
Jr.  122;  Benry  ana   Mary  121;  123.  Hobart  123;  and   Bertiia  121;   Leona  and 
her  brctliers  and  sisters  121.   BARBOUR:  Bro.   PhU  124.   B/^^RKLR:   Lester 
110.  iiiL^ABi;  Dr.   R.A,   113,   114.    BARRETT:   Ron  97.    BARNBT'lB;  Jerr^-   139; 
Joyce  139.   i?ARR'i'.  i.enry  h.  27.  .ajtiuidJ-j:^:   DarreiL  Sr.  86.   BUis  89; 
Gratliel  89;   Kay  83;   Pat  119;  Violet  83;   W.   D.  83.   iiAXJlLfai:  Pete  64. 
BBa'vBRS;   Clyde  62;  and  wice  59.  .EEX^ltiLE:   ^^aron  Dale  30;  Ann  (Puckett) 
30;  Dr.  Dale  E.  30;  Daniel  30;  Kari  30;   vauyhn  Edward  30.   ijELCM^.R; 
Corbet  102-105;   Corbett  and  Ho  102,  104;  G.   Palmer  1(;2,  104,  105;  Lydia 
100,  lu2,  104;   Paris  100;  Peoble  102;  Posey  102,  105;  Posey  and  Lessie 
104;  Roy  103,  105;   Willie  59,   SELBW:  Bro.   Wendell  38,  107,  108. 
BEiNi EDICT:   Errna  137;  Jolmny  139;   Margaret  136;   Marye  138.  B-E^Vi\iuTl:   E.G. 
15,  59,  62;   Mil.ir'-ed  62.   t^ERRARD:   Mr.  71;  Bro.  Jerome  58.   BTJiiViiTlLE: 
Juanita  48.   BEbT:  Bro.   B.  E'arl  6,  7,  10,  18,  124;  wife,    Marilyn  10; 
Ricnard  10;   /vetidy  10.   atiVl;^:   MiUard  52.       iiLil^AX:   Bro.   W'.P.  55;  and 
wife   54.  BISHOP:    Rev.  Joe  84.   BLACKBURN:   Billy   139;   Dallas  and  wi^e  64; 
Elmer  70;  James  64;  Jean   Ann  121;   Bro.  Jonn  George  97;  Lutlier  81,  105, 
128;   Marlene;   Mrs.  Nancy  Lcftis  53;   Pl-iillLp  139.  Tony  71,   SLAiii^iL^liiilP: 
Ruford  103.   RLii^AiiLJ^:  John  Jr.  115.   BOGAR:  Betty  121,  123;   Fonso  123;  and 
Lna  121;   Mrs.  J.E.  71;   Ralph  ana   Yvonne  121;  Rita  121,  123;   Roy  65;  and 
wife  65.  .BOND;   T.W.  89.  .B.DGKEJ.^:   Bro.    R.E.   58,  93,  94.    feQXlTH:   BurlLncjton 
92;   Ralph  9  2.   BO  STIC:      Rufus  127.   HO'W  ERSQ.CK:  family  129.   aQJZ^ARTa:    ftev. 
Rooert  81.   BRICK EY:   Bill  59.   BR 0  0 Kb;   Bro.   Earl  58.    BROWN:   Claude  79,  61, 
129,  130;   Bro.  Jessie  58;    Walter  T.  77.    BRUM  MET:    Mary   139,   QllMi._GARJi^iE:ii: 
Thurman  106,   BURCnETT;  Denms-  134;   Mrs,  DoHie   M,  133,  134;  Saundra  134. 
BURKE;   rrank  103.   BUTCHER;   Paul  61.    BW  AUDI:_Josliua  51. 

C.AIR;   MicneUe  53.   CALDWELL:    Rev.   Bert  T.  42.   Qj^'flFBtLi,:  Rev.   Cohen 
10,   55,  56.   CminjTRELL;   Rev.  J.C.  93,  94,   126;    Monroe  102.  .iliLBJ^QLL: 
Clarence  49.  ilii^;   Kev.  J.V.  115.   CASEY:  James  E.  16,  45;  Bro.  James   E. 
Jr.   107.   CASS  ELL;    Mr.  ana   Mrs.    Proctor  48.   C  ASTLivBER  R  Y :    Rev.  V.B.   58; 
ana  wife  3S.  CAUDILij  Ira  48,  85,  134;  Rev.  L.t.  15,  101,  112,  114. 
.Q.Ajj:LHEi;.!:   BaKer  J.   17.   CA\Z-Ai\AUGd;     Bro.   G.O.   58,   60,  101.   Ch  ANr.Y:   Cedl 
105;   Mary  Etta  139.  Ch  APM  A[\:   Mrs.  Judy  53;   Tom   52.  CiiILJlEj.iS:   Alvin  59, 
60,  81;  Berta  61;  Brenda  Lynn  83;  Johnnie  83;   Ruby  89;  Velfiia  59. 


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ChILDR,£§S:  Carl  29;  Ethel  29;  George  103;  Hettie  (Lester)  28,  29;  wife 
of  Rev.  Irving  28,  29,  66,  102,  105;  James  Harve  105;  John  103;  John  and 
Lou  28;  Juanita  29;  Lawrence  103,  105;  Nancy  29;   William  105,  QlMAllQik: 
Artliur  64.   CLARK:  Marie  119;   Miriam  83;  OrvilLe  86;  Thomas  Curtis  44. 
CLrtY:  Ina  Colleen  139;  James  139,  140;  and  wife  and  daughter,   Kim,  137, 
138.   CLEVINGER;  Jack  81;  Lewis  and  Maxie  83,  84.   CLI^ii;   Mont  86.   QQl&E^: 
Bro.   A.G.  94.   COLE;  Irene  42.   COT, EM  An:  Ad  77;   ArtJriur  88;  Audra  86;  Bill 
81;  Ed  77;  Orville  and  family  18;  Paul  and  wiEe  64;  Rosalie  64;  Ruby; 
Ruth  61;  Bro.  Thurman  125;   Walter  62,  63.  QQUuM.:   Reathel  82.  CilLLLER: 
Ella  139.   CQLLII^S:   CHfton  59,   63,   64,   65.  £ULVIJ:-Bro.    A.B.   123.   CllMi: 
Dean  86.   COiSilsiELLy;  Eula  21,  89.   CONi\OR:  Bro.   Kali  89.   COlNBiJQi  3ro. 
Claude  125.   CuOKE:   Melvin  81,  86.   COPLEY:  Dave  140;  Rev.  Sidney  E.  126, 
127;  wife,  Joanna,  andchildren  127.  qORBIiN:  A.S.  113;  June  113.  CiXEt^ETT: 
Russeil  C.  89.  COUCH:  Bro.   R.H.  49,   50,  127,  133.   CiiAL^:  Jerry  67. 
CHOWDER:  Bro.  Gene  58;  and  wife,   Mabel,  3,  61;  aiid  cl-dldren,  Cyntliia  60, 
Mary  and  Susanne  61.  CRUM;  Lat  71-73;  and  wife,   Walda,  70,  74.  CRUTCHER: 
Robert  and  wiEe,   Mary  Lou,  115.  C[JLVER:  Bro.  Chester  P.  50,  51, 
GUlNl^^NGhAM:  Bro.  J.  E.  58.  CURL:  Rev.   W.H.  39.  CURRY:  Ann  139;  Ronald 
Keitli  139. 

DAILEY;  Amanda  (Renick)  92;  wife  of  Rev.  David  Arthur,  35-37;   Rev. 
D.A.     91-94.  DALEY:  Dr.  C.R.  79.  DAMROln:  Brenda   P.  139;  Kennetti  86; 
Paris  86;  Ron  81.  UiLi^fl^:   Mrs.  Ira  77;  Levi  77.  UAiU^LajJ^:   Rev.  Joe  101. 
DAUGHERTY:  Jimmy  R.  110.  UA^Lh^:  Rev.  C.C.  35,  113,  114.  DASOSi  Clarence 
101;  Gene  63;  3ro.*_-.         PhiOip  127;  Tom  59  and  Bro.  W.E.  16,  78,  134; 
and  wiEe  135.   DEALERS:  Stephen  T.  90.  Q£.CLUJ:.:   Rev.  Paul  Frank  55,  79. 
DEGARMQ:   Rev.  J.B,  92.  Q^iMX:  Bro.  Doyle  58-60.  OmSlREi  Nell  54.  QilAJiE: 
Lola  139.  USMLEJ:  Bro.  Landon  51.  DP H  KTS:       JuUa  29,   Mark  28;   Nancy 
(Childress)  28.  DOTSON:  Mrs.  Ada  68;  Mrs.  Carrie  67;  George  101;  J. 
Lewis  107;  Jim  100;  SaUy  85.  DOUGLAS:  Frank  134;     Jerry  115.  PaOWLS; 
S.F.  6.  DURHAM:  Stacy  53.  DYE:   Hobart  81. 

EASTERLING:  C.A.  89;  Charles  iii,  3,  89.  EDMQiNLlS:  Bro.  BardLd  88, 
120;  Joan  134;  and  Paul  134.  EDWARDS:  Bennie  81.  ELLIOTT:   cd  57,  59, 
ELIJSON:   Walter  138.   tiLL££^:  Sam   i\.  93.  Fil.SWTCK:   Mr.  and  Mrs.   Bdgar  59; 
Ernest  102,  105;  Inez  61;  Mrs.  i^ell  (Tackett)  iii,  iv,  3,  60,  61;  OHver 
103.  EM  MANS:  Bro.  124.  £;.^T££;   Wes  100. 

FARLEY:  Claude  70;  Tom  16.  ^' ARRIS:  Bro.  Jessie  and  son  58. 
FAtlLKENBERRY:  Samuel  L.  89.   bERGUSON:   Mrs.   George   R.  42.   fcliiLDS:  June 
(Corbin)  59;   Mrs.  Lact  Corbin  41;  Trimble  18;  Bro.  Troy  139.   6IGART: 
Bro.  Ross  130.  FL\K:  Bro.  Gadand  45.  f-lTCH:  Cora  83;  Mary  83.  fc'fiFIMTiNG: 
Alex  95.  FORD;  Berrlce  131,  132,  rdlma  131,  132.  ^RALBY;  Alice  83;   Wanda 
83.  FRANKS:  Jack  90.   FRAlNj CISCO:   Mike  60.  FRANKINS;   W.A.  Jr.  and  wite 
109.   FRAZIER:   Rev.   B.C.  94,   126,  127.  FREEMAK:   Bruce  68;   Doris  48. 

FULLER:  Dorothy  68. 

G AIN ES:  Beulah  93.   GALLAGHER.   Rev.  Robert  133.   GARDNb;K:  Rev.  Edward 
L.  and  wife.  Sue,  129,  130.  GARLAND:  Dewey  92;   Matilda  92.  GilLQiLilE:   Mrs. 
Paul  95.  GIBSiM:  Betty   Ruth  134;  Mrs.  Dixie  133;  Glenn  134.   GLA7.IER; 
Mrs,  Emily  21.  GOFF:  Bertha  77;  Mike  118,  119.  GOOCH;  Jamas  E,  94,  95, 
123;  Ruby  95.  GOODMAN;  Jone  140;  Missy  138.  OQiiiiLLCJli  Edward  E.  103,  104. 
GRAYSON;  Jimmy  123.   GRRR.^;  Diana  21,  83.   GRIFFIN:   Ann  21.   GRIFFITH^  John 
68.  GR[]RRS;  George  94.  gug  Rf.CHUK;  Patty  (Justice)  iii,  iv,  3,  35. 


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H ACKiNfiY:   Lphriam  ICO;   Fred  103;   Lewis  100.  HALE;  David  and  wife, 
Becky,     115.  Judy  61.  tjALL:   Kev.  h.S,  91,  92.   hJ\L[A^/iELU  3ro.    Kalph  58. 
riAMlLTOi\:  Ailsen  77;  Flossie  66;  James  "Jitn"  77.  81,  12b,  138.  ciAi<ii4.ACK: 
Beved.y  21.   HAM  MATT;  Dorothea,   wife  of  Bro.  John  B.  7,  14;  Bro.  J.B.  6, 
7,  14,   16,   18,  62.   HAMMOND:   Pat  117-119.   HAMMO.^S;   Tony  68.   hARKi\LY;   Fred 
103.   hAKtPER:  Jim  and  S-jsan  22.  ilAilEIS:    t^T-erJa  12,  17,  20-23,   25,  82-84, 
89;  Virginia  8.  h A R R O P;   wiHiarn   59.   HATFIfiLjJ:   Dnoch  95;  (Bro.)  John  135; 
Luther  95;  Scott  102.   BATM  AKBR:   Buddy  128.   fiA.vV.KiNS:   Oma  113.   H  a  Y  l-:S:   Krs. 
bill  42;   Elsie   R.   108.   H  A  Y N fcS:   Bro.  John  58,  61.  riP^ARiivj:    Roy  72;   W.L.  72. 
hEe'l>i£K;   Agnes  119.   HE.N PRICKS:    Rev.  James  64,  81.     HENRY:   Lcda   Mae  Staton 
70.   hE^JSLEY;   A.J.   50;     Virginia  8.   MEnSQN;   Rev.   Eddie  17,  IB,   31,  96, 
109.   HER  RON:  H..M.  101,   102.   liESS:    Bulah  71.   riir  K  M  A,^;    Faye  140;   Glsma 
Faye  137  and   william  Jr.  137;   William  140.  HIGH  TO  w  ER;  (Bro.)  Jamas  55. 
HILL:   Edna   51;  John   L.  62.   ilX^JlLEl;    Mrs.   U.D.   48;   Delman  92;  Irene  92; 
Laura  Bell  92.   hI\TOi\l:    Rev.  and   Mrs.   G.T.   57,   58.   blSJiL.:   Bro.  JaiTies  124. 
HO  BBS:   Dorcas  iii,   3,   115;    R.H.   6,  7,   16  and    iMrs.    R.H.  18,  86.   tL-QDUE: 

A.Y.   103   105.   HOGAN:  36.   hOLBROOK:   Bro.  124.b.Q.NA.KER:   Dewey  16. 

hOPKlrvIS:  Bro.  James  D.  10«;  Joanne,   wife  of  Bro.   Robert  D.  108;  Bro. 
\<,D.   109.   hOR^;   CorneUus  15,  88.   HQRNE:    Mr.  ana   .^4r3.   L.  J.  17. 
hOWERTOtN:   Rev.   E.L.  32,  58,   59,  101,  114-116,  132;  and   wife  (Gladys)  iv, 
40,   41,   101,   116.   tiaXJ.':  J.  103.   HHFFM  AN:   DoUie  112;   Mr.  and   Mrs.  Leon 
133.  BiJGGM  AN:   Ernest  77.     HUGriES:   Charles  and   Mrs.   Charles  77.  dUjSLl.DJi: 
Bro.  Carl  5b.   HY  ETON:  J.E.  113;   Mrs.   Mona  95. 

JACK;5Qn:   Mrs.  A.D.  62;   Bro.    A.J.  113,  114,  116;   fiulah  41,  b5;   Mrs. 
Florence  62;  Goldie  113;  Bro.  Homer  122,  123;  and   wife,  Verna,  108,  124. 
Bro.  Jamas  64.  JameS:  Bro.  Jesse  L.  65.  iii.j.H.tiUNiG.Q;  Bro.   r.p.  91,  92. 
JESSE:,  Mr.  and   Mrs.  harolj-j  71.  JOHNSUiM:  Benjamin  Chades  10;   Mrs.   Conley 
137;  Evelyn  ol;   George  Chase  13b;   Dr.  J.E.  50;  Jack  28;  Jone  137,  138; 
Mrs.  Lact  Corbin   FieUs  41;   Launssa   100;  Linda  137;   Marietta   138;   Paul 
59,  60;  Robert  "Bob"  102-104;  Vesta  13b;   Wendy  (Best)  10;   WiOiam   D. 
115;   Mr.  and   Mrs.    Aioodrow   137.  JONE;^:  Bill  94;   Kathrine  92;     t^obert  C. 
"Bob"  6,  7,  13,   17,  18,  78,  121,   122,  139.  JUDE:  Bro.   Glenn  127. 
JUSTICE:   Mr.  anc^   Mrs.  Andrew   17;  Billy  Joe  58;  Bro.   Charles  135; 
Cornelius  77;  David  IIB;  and  wife  17;  (Mane   Robinson)     iiL,   3;  (Taylor) 
Dock  77;  noward  31;  HuLx^rt  103;  Juanita  (Cliildress)  29;  Linton  81,  129; 
Meal  83;  Patty  124;   Robert  83;   WiUiam   E.  16,  31,  77,  78,  81,129;  and 
wife  77;   William   E.  Sr.  138;    William   S.  95. 

KEaTHLEY:   LowgQI  86.    Kx.i^.:   Bro.   Bonnedl  127.    KEBNE:    Asa  16;   Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bruce  17;  H.M.  104   105;  Larry  86;   Rebecca  17;  Rhonda  104. 
KELLER  MAN:   Mr.  and   Mrs.   hank  63.    KELLOGG:  Jolm  81,  130.    KELLY:   "Miss" 
(Mrs.  Claire)  21;  Oa\ad  117,  118;  Judy  116;   Paul  77,   128;   Mr.  and   Mrs. 
Paul  77;   Virginia  77.    KENDRICK;  fiu(3   54.   KEM:    Mary  Pat  42.    KILLIP:   E.iith 
21.    KINDER;   Alice  77,  128;  riobart  81  (husband  and  wife).   JSMi:   Paul  f>o, 
103,  105.    KOHARI:   Bro.   Andy  32,  73,  121,  122;  Bro.   Mike  73,  120,  124,1 
25.   KUKXGLli:  Bro.   Frank  67  and  famEy  68;  Bro.   Frank  J.  Jr.  103,  104. 

LiAOU:  Bro.    w.B.   58.   LAjilN;   Ero.    B.R.  94.   LAMBERT:  Don  75;  Tnelma 
75.  LAiiiE:   Dover  84.  i.iaPR.AJ2J&:   beorgia  71;  Lawrence  73.   LA  WSON:   Loyd  134. 
LA  i[vjF:  James  52;    Rev.  John  129.    LED_FC).Rp:  Tom  and   RutlT  120.   iji.SIJi.E.: 
dettie  28.   LEvvIS:   Mr.  and   Mrs.   A.L  100;  C.E.  102;  Charlie  103;   Charlie 
Jr.  103.   Ud^TiiE:   Eayetta  63;  Ga^TielLe  83;  Bro.   Glen  82,  90;  Janice  139; 
Joe  D.  83;  Lacy  64;  Loretta  83;   Margie  82;   Marionette  139;  Sherrie  83. 
LIVING  OOP:    Rev.   Gene  78,   138.   LQCKENVITZ:   Charlene  84;   Kurt  84. 


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LQCKHART;  harry  Weddington  92;   Rhonda  60.  itQCK_.RmG£:   Rev.  James  "Jiiri" 
85,  96.  LOEHS;  Nancy  53,   W.K.  53.  LDMi:  Rev.  Kennetti  84.  LQfiNEY.:  Hula 
65;  Junice  65;  and  wife  64;  Roy  59;  Shirley  61.  LQVi£,:  Charles  E.  86. 
LQWERY;   Audrey  139;  140. 

McCOMBS;  Miles  100,  101.  McCOWiNj;  Bumis  B'aye  83;  Ernestine  83; 
VirgiL  D.  83.   McCOY;  Avonell  132;  Juanita  Oney  71;  Bro.  Lindsey  101;  Pam 
23;  Raymond  133.  McCULLOCh:  Anna  113.  MchONE;   W.D.  68.  iiiiLKJili:   Mrs.  A.J. 
95.  McKINNEj::  Charles  58.  ^ii;jliLiLA^i:   Rev.  Ira  42,  59,  79.     Mri\KTL^   Martlia 
121;  Starke''73.   MAHAInI:  Bro.  Henry  58.  j^iAPLES;   Rev.  John  129,  130;  wife 
(Jolene)  130.   M  AkGENE:  Bro.  Jolin  94.  xXiARLQ^:  Charles  85,  86.   lyi  AKI'Ilm: 
Pearl  139;   Mrs.   Rachel  63.   M  ASSEY ;  Dennis  84.   i^iATNi^Y:  Laura  100.  .M-AX: 
Bro.  Charles  Gary  110;  Gary  51,  52;  GcOdina  95;  iViarie  48,   Mose  48. 
M AYNARD;  Chari^  72;  Gary  115;   Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.B.  73;  John  123,  124. 
MEADE;  AUen  81;  Charles  57;  Rev.   D.E.  16,  59,.    '  68,  71,  73,  74,  109, 
120,  121,  122,  132;  r-irs.  D.E.  70;  Dr.  J.D.,  wife,  Jemima,  and  clriildren 
112;  Jemima  32,  57;  Katlierine  57.  yiEAOQRS;   Rev.  Harry  78,  134.   aEULi^: 
Bro.   Card  67,  74,  75,     MEfvJLFEE:  Bro.  Fred  59,  60;  and  wife  38,  57. 
iVjILAM:  J.J.  39;  Justice  139.   WILLER:  Bro.  Henry  101;  Kate  68;  Bro.  Theo 
J.  53;  and  wife  48;  Bro.   v\ally  61.   MLnjCKLEX:    William  105.   yiQLLETTE:  Dr. 
Glenn  116-119;  son,  Jared  Daniel  116;  and  wife,  Karen,  116.  EiHlBJ*; 
Glennis  127;  Mcirietta  (Jormson)  138-140;  Ricky  81;  Rev.  Thomas  81,  130; 
Victor  and  Marietta  38.   MORGAN;  Bro.  LM.  58;  Pastor  Ray  75.   M 0 R  RI3; 
Floyd  74,  75.   MORRISON;  Joyce  71;  Lonnie  89.   MULLINS;  BasO.  59  ,   Bro. 
Cad  64,  104,  105;  Clyde  59,   Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clyde  64;  Curt  59,  Eileen  104; 
Fon  59,  Mrs.  Louemma  62;  Roger  139,  140.  MUTTER;   Rev.  Homar  G.  "Jack" 
66,  97,  103-105,  135."    ■  aXER^:  Ethel  (Childress)  29;  Frances  104;   Mary 
Sue  104;  Robert  102;  and  wife,   Ethel  104. 

\.Ar.r,V;  Nancy  Jubetty  92.  NAPIER;  Ruth  131.  l^VLE.:  Johnson  59. 
NEIGHBOt^S;  Jack  69,  106.  I^ELSON;   Mack  106.  NEW  SO  M;  Lawrence  81;  and  wife 
17.  i\TCh-; WANDER:  John  103;  Johnnie  105.  NICHOLS:  Thelma  132,  ISLQfii'iiiM:  Bro. 
Bob  51,  52,  124. 

O'BRIEN;  Larry  86.  QAjTLAND:  Bro.   A.T,  101,  122.  Dift/FiNiS:  Bro. 
FrankHn  62. 

PACK:    Winona  71.    PARSOnS;  Betty  139;  Jimmy  139.   PAriCHAiJ,;  Bro. 
Gordon  58.  JEiiJLE:   Rev.  John  F.  iii,  3,  6-9,  18,  68,     74,  90,  130;  wife, 
Viryima,  (Hands)  8,  9;  and  family  8.   PATRICK;  Mae  83.  EATTOI^i  Carol 
139";  Cliris  139;  Nicki  L.  139;  Paul  139.  PAm.EV:  Don  84;  Fred  72;   Mrs. 
UHian  83,  84;frina  23;   lonya  23.  pa  ynR:  Hilda  118,  119.  EtiL£iliiJEIY;  Bro. 
w.T.  48,  58,  88.   pf.m  rr^toim-  Bro.   Don  49,  58.   PF.NDP.KGKA  PtI;   Rev.   G.R.  79. 
PEPPER;   W.T.  and  family  50.^  Lt^iii^Xriii:   Rev.  David  134;  Bro.  Vernon  58,  62, 
63.  PERRY;  Jack  137.   PFRSONGER:   Charles  84.   PETRY;   A.S.  73.   PHILLIP.; 
Clifford  and  wife  64;  Grant  73.  EICJLLESLKKR:   C.E.  86.   PTEHCF.:  Bro.   i^.W. 
and  family  109.  PIG  MAN;  Clyde  and   Ruby  138.   PINK  LEY;  Bro.  James  58,  62, 
63.  PINSQN;  Bro.  Don  67,  105,  123;  and  wife  68;     Rev.  John  18,  77-79, 
81,  85,  129,  130,  136-138,  John  A.  86;  Naomi  133;   Norma  123;   Mrs,  Virgie 
57.  PIZZUTO;  Betty  133;  Verda  132.   POE;  Nan  Trantham  35.   POPE:     Rev. 
J.T.  91,  92.   PORTER;  Okey  127.   POTTER:  Joan  139;   Mike  86.   PRESLEY;   Ledna 
Mae  68.  PRESTON;  Hazel  113;  John  85.  P.£<ICE:  George  Washington  110. 
PRYOR:  Rev.  Howard  79,  129,  139,  140.   PUCKETT;  Ann  30,  Ernest  and  SteUa 
30.  PUGH:  Arthur  66,  103. 


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QUEEN;  ELmer  59. 

RAfiM:   ^^ex  102;    filex  Jr.  104.    RAtASEY,   Mrs.  17.   KAaLSLEOK:  Joiiri 

59.   KATUet:   Arvid  132,  134;  wife  133;  Jack  88;  James  D.  86;  James  F. 
82,  83;  Jean  133;  John  59;   Loretta  82;  iN:ancy  Mary  92;  Richard  101;  Kev. 
Roy  84;    a  alter  92.   RAY:  Gladys  123;   Mr.  ana  Mrs.   Wallace  108.   BJ^h^iLL^ 
fran  119.    KLDl/vL-^F.;   Edna  75.    REED;  3.A.   32,   45.    bUlEALL:   Ken  52.    REGLSTRh^; 
ii-mory  96.   KEMCil:  Amanda  92.    REYNOLDS:   Bro.   Boyd  r'.  and  fam^y  109;   Mr. 
and  Mrs.   Georcje  (Erma  Beneciict)  137;  Rev.  Hcbard  80;  John   wiHiam; 
Sharon  137;  Sunny  137;     Susan  137.   EIliiLtj:   Rev.  l.J.  101,  112-114.    RTNGO; 
Bro.   R.P.  49,  132.   RXrCHXE:  Bro.   Randal  89.   ROBERTS:  Blaine  59,  62;  J.B. 
59.   \±0QER_T60Jit  L.J.  103.  .ROBIiNiETTE:   A.K.   59.   ROBINSON:  Bro.   Dean  *    *; 
Rev.    R.Vv.  93;  and  wife  126;  Vicki  60.    ROGERS:   Fon  112;  Jame^   E.  "JiiT.my" 
18,  86.   RHiiE;    Marvin  70;   ^^ola  B.  70;  Oscar  139;  and  wife,  Cnristene, 
140;  Stella  70;   Mrs.  Tivis  70;   ZilLa  70.  RjumIl^  Bro.   trank  63,  Lisa  63. 
RUi\YQN:  Ballard  93;   Eugene  and  Nyoka  122;  J.A.  71;   May  48;   Mr.  and   Mrs. 
Reginald  71.   RUTii:  Gay  110.    RUTHERFORD:    Rudy  59.   RYAN:  Bro.  James  T. 
66-68,  94,  103;  and  wife  68. 

SALY^:   Amrle  ana  hoBis  104;  Bobby  60;  David  59,  60;  noUis  102, 
105;  Jenny  60,   lerri  60,   W'endeH  60,    Winifred  59,  62.  SASSEK:  Bro.   R.E. 
49.  SOijNtlT^lLeR:   Rev.  David  64,  105.  ^Q_QTl:  Bessie  131,  132;  Dur.l^r  133; 
Ernest  132,  134;  Gregory  Randall  134;  J.M.  "Jim"  86,  131,  134;  and  wHe 
(Glaays)  132,  133;   Peggy  133,  134;   Rita  (Bajar)  121;  Robert  127;  Steve 
134.  S£iii<£iiir:   Bro.   Lewis  124.  SEARS:  Bro.   W.E.  and  tamlLy  50.     SELF; 
Mrs.   tiarriet  62.  SEMQR:  James  W.  67.  S_SiNrERS:   Qoyd  89.  Sh  AO  kfj.fORD.- 
Rev.  Clyde  and  family  80.  ^Slii^UiON:   Rev.   R.G.  78.  SHIPLEY:   Rev.  Lawrence 
79,  122-124,  139.  Nanc^/  124.  Sill£i':   Rev.   Vv.S.  and  wife  114.  SlMPKiy^: 
Bro.  Bob  8,  74.  g.MFSO.\:   Mr.   R.C.  59;  and  wife,  57.  SISK;  Lena  21. 
i^UQ/^i"^:  nassel  104,  105;  Kathy  105;  Bro.  Sam   48,  58.  SLOAT:  Bro  S.  Lee 
.  .SEOJ.E:  Bobby  59,  Jefferson  100;   Myrtle  62;   Vicars  59,  62;   /JiHard  68. 
SLUS^:   Hita  83.  SMirri:  C^irisbopl-ier  140;  Daniel  71,  73;  George  58,  94, 
97;  Dr.  J.  HaroLi  97;  Joe  73,  95;  Rev.  Joseph  L  19,   34,  46,  47;  Lvdia 
Mane  122;   Dr.    W.  J.  49.  SMOTrLeaiS:   Beverly  22,  23;  Bro.  and  Mri.  Sam   68. 
Sii^iJifilA.SS.:  Ate  100;  Dill  103,  105;  Glade  103;  hint  103;   Mr.  and   Mrs. 
AiOiam   "Hint"  100.  SIi.imi£iii^AND:   Rev.   Ricky  84.   ^lOi^LDER:  Sam   105,  106. 
"^^^^^■'^•^   'iili  52;  Bobby  82,  69.     SPA^UlU^^:  OULe   May  92.  SPEaR^;    Rev. 
Floyd  67,  60,  89,  129;   Norma  Sue  135;  OllLe  92.  ^PKAt^UE:  Gladys  E.  114 
iXiillX:  homer  95.  6TAjGGS:  Bill  118,  119.  STAi^KER:   Tete  64,   Thurman   64; 
and  wile  65.  STA^LfiY;  Betty   Lou  71;  Charles   w.  71;  Dollie  70,  72;  Joyce 
Mae  71;  L.w.  71,  73;  Landon  71,  72,  120;  and  wife  71;  ReH  71,  120. 
^TAPLLTOis^:   Elaine  83;   Rice  "Buck"  101.  STAkNES:  Herbert  59;  52.  STATOi\- 
Dorothy  70;  Gay  70,  71,  121;  Helen  71;  LoLa   Mae  70;   Perr/  70;  R.T. '71; 
Sarah  71;   Woodrow  71.  SILEjik.EJ_.  Amba  113.  STEbWELL:  Billy  71.  STEPHENS- 
Rev.  Clyde  B.  77,  131-133;   Rev.  Jack  86;  SJLJ:.iZiit^lii:   CD.  88;   Bro.   Clyde 
58.  STF.irVAKT:   Carvel  and   wife  64;   Bro.   Don   R.  90.  ST OG SPILL;  Bro.  James 
110.  STLQJ^:   Alec  59;  Hazel  59;  Homer  59,  62;  and  wife.   Hazel,  and  son, 
Alec,  59;  Richard  94.  Ql^AlTQir.   Chick  71.  STKOim   Alfreda  83.  SiiHtiil; 
i'ommy  130,  iiYKE,S:   Roy  82,  88. 

ilAXLKETT:  Berry  8,  84,  106;   Mrs.  Cordia  57,  61;  Delores  138;  Helen 
ol;  Jack  61;  i\ell  61;  Stanford  81,  137.   XAEJr:     Peggy  50.  TAYiDE:  Bro. 
A.M.  18,  82,  83,  88,  134;  Artie   Ruth  134;   Asa  93;  Josie  88;  Lyndle  James 
90;  Tommy  134,  135.  TERRY:  Deacon  133.   THACKER:   Arvle  79,  129;  ana  wife 
78,  128;  Carl  and  family  129;  Iratelle  77;  Rev.  J.U.  79,  80;  and  family 

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129;  Karfa  6^,  65;Katl-iy  SLoan  105;  Patty  77.  THOMPSON.;  (Rev.)  Asa  101; 
and  wife  100;  Bob' 81;  Bro.  Brent  139;  Bro.  Fred  94,  101;  Jamas  103;  Jay 
71;  Joanne  134;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ked  134;  Bro.  Michael  "MUce"  67,  68,  105; 

Tommy  68;  Rev.  W.W.  82,  88.  TriORNSBuRY;   Mrs.  62;  Bro.  Jim  101. 

■IIDSwORTri:   Rev.   Floyd  78-80.   TRIMBLE:  James  Sr.  86.  TRIVETTE:  "UncQfi" 
Bill  114;  Linton  110,  114.  TUCKER;  Bro.  Robert  L.  and  wife,  Violet,  109. 
TURNER;  Clyde  1;  Kathleen  83;   a' alter  83. 

VARGQ:  Bro.  Alex  50-52;  David  52.  VARMEY;  Bro.  Champ  73,  109,  110, 

120,  134,  135;  and  wife,  Edith,  107;  Harrison  127.  j/ASVAt^Y;  John  103; 
John  Jr.  103.   vTCARS;  Dr.  J.W.  113.  VliiSmi;   W.E.  2. 

y^ADLEY;  Bro.  Merle  D.  45;  136;  137.   '^lAINSCOTT;   Rev.  riarold  96,  134, 
and  wife,  ComeUa,  116;  and  famUy  115.  WAk^ER;  Carolyn  134;  Dorothy 
133;  Eleanor  Marie  134;  Lester  B.  134;   Ronnie  134;  Sammie  134;  Virginia 
134.   i^iALLACE;  Joffry  83;  Johnnie  59.   viAKE^   Rev.  Curtis  10,  06,  115,  116 
and  wife,  Jean  118.   WATT;  Bro.  James  Jr.  52,  53;  Rev.  James  W.  6,  7,  11, 
12,  18,  53;  58,  67,  123;  and  wiEe,  Daisy,  11,  12.  niEhli:  Bro.  Cleon  58, 
60,  63,  64,  122;  Bro.  Jack  101;  Bro.   Ralph  58;  Louisa  Jane  121,  123;  Ray 

121,  123.   WFinnTNGTOiN;  Keith  134.  iLELLS;  Bro.  Oscar  124;  Ray  81;  Mr.  and 
Mrs.   Raymond  and  children  17;  Victoria  OUve  92.   WEST':  Arlene  6b;  Rev. 
Jennings  10,  67-69.   WHTTH;  Margie  108.   \fiLaiIi:JLH±Ui:   Rev.  Greg  and  wiEe, 
Alice,  '24,  25;  and  ctiildren,  Gregory  and  Kennena  24.   v\  fiTfT;  Bro.  E.P. 

51,  67;  Lee  and  Eleanor  66;  Dr.  Ora  66,  106;   Walter  46.   WTf.r.Y;  Bro. 
Cletus  58.   t^Tr.^,F:'T♦   Art  86.   '^dlLLlAl^i   Rev.   Ronal3  80;  RusseU.  66. 
i/^Tr.r.TAMSvON:  Larry  52.   WTr.sON:  Charles  52;  Jim  51;  Uzzie  92;  Rev.  W.M. 
58.   -^nnn.q;  MarceUa  82,  89;  Rev.  Sherman  58,  72,  132,  133;  Bro.  W.K.  58. 
WQODSOlM;     Bro.  Thomas  58.   vvOOLF;   Warren  and  family  21.  iia£)XEi^:  Ray 

50.  MOkKMAJNJ:   Mrs.  Anna  133.   WhIGtil;  J.D.  59. 

V  A  T  ES;   Rev.  J.S.  and  wife  and  daughter,  Teressa  91.   yOUNQE;  Ted 
121.  YOUNG;  C.L.  94;  Mrs.  Elizabetli  28,  29. 


MINERS 

Willingly,  for  shrouds,  perfume, 

the  descend  to  grave 
depths  of  earth,  dig  track-floored  rooms 

empty  of  black  wealth  - 

how  stored  or  why,  no  matter, 

or  that  other  age 
read  pick  marks  for  cluttered 

history  on  walls; 

they  submit  to  daily  tomb, 

knowing  resurrection 
comes  to  most  at  a  clocked  time 

daily,  surfacing. 

By    Lillie  D.  Chaffin 


■jv  C Ji-ore   K  elly 


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FIRST  BAPTIST  CHURCH  OF  PIKEVILLE 


*"^»W^'*- 


'**««i. 


When  the  First  Baptist  Church  was  organized 
in  1904,  Pikeville  was  a  small  but  growing  com- 
munity. One  writer  describes  the  town  as  hav- 
ing, "...  no  water  system,  no  sanitation,  no 
electricity,  no  telephones,  no  paved  streets." 
The  same  writer  says  of  the  sanitation  system, 
"...  an  outlet  drained  past  the  present 
fire  station  through  an  open  ditch  running  on 
past  the  public  school  to  the  river. "^  This  area 
of  the  open  ditch  later  became  Hellier  Street. 

At  this  time  there  was  no  transportation  into 
the  mountains  other  than  by  steamboat  up  the 
Big  Sandy  River.     However,  on  April  28,  1905 
tracks  were  laid  into  Pikeville  and  on  June  5th 
1905  the  first  passenger  train  entered  the  city. ^ 

Mr.  Fon  Rogers,  a  pioneer  coal  operator 
from  Ohio  County,  Kentucky  was  instrumental 
in  organizing  one  of  the  first  coal  companies. ^ 
People  were  beginning  to  move  in  from  the  out- 
lying areas.  There  was  already  a  Christian,  a 
Presbyterian  and  a  Methodist  Church  in  town. 
There  were  a  few  people  of  Baptist  persuasion 
living  in  Pikeville  and  they  began  to  feel  the 
need  of  a  Baptist  church. 


The  Rev.  T.  J.  Riggs  was  the  first  missionary 
to  be  placed  on  the  field  by  the  Baptist  State 
Board  of  Missions.  Associational  minutes  show 
that  he  was  here  possibly  ten  or  fifteen  years 
before  a  church  was  established.  However,  it 
was  Rev.  R.  L.  Baker  who,  in  July  1904,  gather- 
ed together  the  few  Baptists  who  lived  here. 

About  this  time  there  moved  into  Pikeville 
Dr.  J.  D.  Meade  (a  young  dentist)  and  his  wife, 
Jemima  Meade.  Mrs.  Meade  was  from  a  Bap- 
tist family,  her  grandfather,  George  Washington 
Price,  being  a  Baptist  minister.  One  wonders 
what  this  refined  lady  (who  had  attended 
Georgetown  College  and  was  qualified  to  teach) 
thought  of  the  primitive  conditions  in  Pikeville 
at  that  time.  Whatever  she  thought  she  lost  no 
time  in  self  pity,  but  set  about  to  make  things 
better. 

Mrs.  Meade  opened  her  home  to  Rev.  Baker 
and  the  other  Baptists  and  the  church  was  or- 
ganized in  1904.  The  Meade  home  at  that  time 
was  located  in  one  of  two  places.  The  Meade 
children  remember  living  on  Scott  Avenue  when 
they  were  small.  Also  a  neighbor  of  the  Meades 
(Mrs.  Dollie  Huffman  who  was  then  a  small 
child)  remembers  that  they  lived  across  the 
street  from  her  home  on  Second  Street  and  next 
door  to  the  old  Vicars  home,  during  this  period. 

The  church's  first  report  to  Enterprise 
Association  in  1906  showed  an  addition  of  two 
by  letter  and  one  by  baptism,  a  total  of  fifteen 
members.  Rev.  Baker  resigned  his  work  here  in 
1906  and  Rev.  L.  F.  Caudill  was  called  as  pastor. 

December  8,  1906  a  lot  was  purchased  by 
the  church  from  Linton  Trivette  for  $900.00. 
Having  no  church  building  at  this  time,  church 
was  being  held  in  the  city  school  with  permis- 
sion of  the  city  school  board.  This  did  not 
prove  satisfactory  and  soon  the  Baptists  were 
meeting  in  the  town's  only  theatre  building, 
called  "The  Nickleodean."  Old  Pikeville  resi- 
dents say  it  consisted  of  a  sliding  picture  show 
with  a  gramaphone  with  a  large  horn  hanging 
outside,  playing  the  old  tune,  "The  Preacher  and 
the  Bear." 

In  1810  the  ministers  of  Pikeville's  churches 
(with  exception  of  the  Baptist  Church)  decided 
to  hold  a  revival  in  the  old  skating  rink  at  the 
end  of  Second  Street.  Rev.  Z.  J.  Amerson  at- 
tended in  the  interest  of  the  Baptist,  as  they 
had  no  pastor  at  that  time.  The  next  Sunday 
eight  people  responded  to  the  invitation  and 
were  baptized  in  the  Big  Sandy  River.  This  was 


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on  May  10th  and  they  were:  J.  E.  Hylton, 
Oma  Hawkins,  Amba  Steele,  Dr.  J.  W.  Vicars, 
June  Corbin,  A.  J.  Jackson,  Goldie  Jackson,  and 
Anna  McCulloch. 

A  Sunday  School  was  organized  in  1906 
with  A.  S.  Corbin  as  Superintendent;  the  church 
purchased  an  organ  although  they  did  not  yet 
have  a  building  at  Christmas  time  in  1910 
there  was  a  Christmas  tree  and  program  which 
proved  to  be  a  great  success. 

Dr.  R.  A.  Barnes  was  on  the  field  making 
plans  for  a  church  building  and  in  April  1911 
the  building  was  almost  completed.  Rev.  Barnes 
decided  to  preach  in  the  unfinished  building 
and  the  organist.  Miss  Hazel  Preston  came  for- 
ward and  was  the  first  person  baptized  in  the 
baptismal  pool.  The  church  was  completed  in 
May  1911  anc'  dedication  services  held  June 
10th,  1911. 

Brother  Barnes  left  at  this  time  and  Rev. 
W.  S.  Shipp  was  called  as  pastor.  In  August 
of  that  year  the  Pikeville  church  entertained  the 
Enterprise  Association.  By  that  time  we  had  a 
total  membership  of  43.  The  pastor  was  being 
paid  an  annual  salarv  of  $720.00.  In  that  same 
year  Rev.  Shipp's  wife  died  and  he  resigned. 
Rev.  T.  J.  Riggs  was  called  in  the  last  days  of 
1911. 

Rev.  Riggs  stayed  as  pastor  until  1914 
when  Rev.  C.  C.  Daves  was  called  and  came 
on  June  24,  1914.  Brother  Daves  was  interested 
in  seeing  that  the  people  understood  Baptist 
beliefs.  He  had  Baptist  preachers  from  other 
places  to  come  and  discuss  such  things  as  New 
Testament  Church,  Plan  of  Salvation,  Baptism, 
Lord's  Supper,  and  other  Baptist  doctrines. 

At  this  time  another  lot  was  purchased  by 
the  church  from  Mr.  Linton  Trivette  and  an 
addition  made  to  the  church  at  a  total  cost  (lot 
and  building)  of  $6,728.00.  The  old  home  of 
Uncle  Bill  Trivette  which  was  on  the  corner  was 
sold  for  S300.00  and  removed  from  the  proper- 
ty. This  was  in  1943. 

This  brings  us  near  the  close  of  Brother  A.J. 
Jackson's  history  of  the  church.  He  says:  "We 
have  had  thirty-two  years  of  harmony  .  .  ." 
He  also  stated:  "We  take  great  pride  in  the  fact 
that  all  our  former  pastors:  R.  L.  Baker,  L.  F. 
Caudill,  R.  A.  Barnes,  W.  S.  Shipp,  T.  J.  Riggs 
and  C.  C.  Daves  were  humble  servants  of  the 
Lord,  and  under  the  trying  circumstances 
have  rendered  a  great  service  to  the  church  and 
to  the  town  at  large." 

At  the  time  of  Rev.  Daves  resignation, 
effective  October  1,  1920,  Rev.  E.  L.  Howerton 


from  Ohio  County,  Kentucky,  was  called.  He 
accepted  on  May  29,  1921.  The  writer  (who 
was  10  years  old  at  the  time)  seems  to  remember 
that  he  had  held  a  revival  prior  to  his  coming 
as  the  pastor. 

Brother  Howerton  was  a  kind  and  caring 
man,  his  mission  in  life  to  preach  the  gospel. 
The  writer  remembers  him  walking  the  streets 
of  Pikeville,  visiting  the  people.  He  never 
learned  to  drive.  On  August  21,  1928  he  mar- 
ried Gladys  E.  Sprague  and  she  came  to  serve 
with  him  in  the  Pikeville  Church. 

Mrs.  Howerton  was  and  is  an  accomplished 
musician.  She  has  served  as  Associational  Young 
People's  Leader,  Associational  WMU  Superin- 
tendent, WMU  President  in  the  local  church. 
More  recently  she  has  been  the  teacher  of  Wo- 
men's Bible  Class  and  pianist  in  Department  3 
Sunday  School  Department. 

Brother  Howerton  served  as  moderator  of 
Enterprise  Association  for  nine  years,  served  six 
years  on  the  State  Mission  Board  and  as  trustee 
for  the  Magoffin  Bible  Institute.  He  helped  or- 
ganize eight  churches  in  Enterprise  and  preached 
at  various  points  after  church  services  in  Pike- 
ville. 

In  the  period  1921-1931  the  church  grew 
from  104  members  to  199  members.  By  1934 
the  church  was  reaching  out  into  the  community 
by  conducting  Sunday  School  in  four  locations. 
In  October  1953  the  church  purchased  a 
lot  in  the  lower  Bowles  Addition  for  a  par- 
sonage. A  three  bedroom  brick  home  was  built. 
At  this  time,  due  to  the  health  reasons  Brother 
Howerton  resigned.  He  had  been  our  beloved 
pastor  for  32  years. 

On  November  1,  1953  the  church  called 
Rev.  Harold  Wainscott  and  the  Wainscott  family 
was  the  first  to  occupy  the  new  parsonage.  By 
1954  the  church  had  three  missions,  Ferguson 
Creek,  Ratliff's  Creek  and  Coal  Run.  (For 
workers  in  these  missions  see  Dorcas  Hobbs' 
history  of  First  Baptist  Church.) 

The  church  continued  to  purchase  land  on 
Fourth  Street  and  Scott  Avenue.  By  1957 
we  were  in  a  building  program.  On  January 
29,  1957  one  of  the  worst  floods  Pikeville 
had  ever  seen  came  upon  us  and  both  the  old 
church  and  the  building  being  erected  suffered 
damage.  However,  the  new  building  was  ded- 
icated on  March  9,  1958. 

In  1958  Pike  Association  was  formed  and 
we  were  no  longer  in  the  Old  Enterprise  Associa- 
tion. During  this  time  we  had  started  a  mission 
at  Meta  and  in  1960  a  parsonage  was  started  at 


102 


that  mission.  In  1961  the  old  Coal  Run  Mission, 
having  moved  to  Mullins  Addition,  erected  a 
building  and  the  new  church  was  called  Im- 
manuel. 

In  1964  Brother  Wainscott,  after  10  fruit- 
ful years  with  First  Baptist,  felt  called  to  go  to 
Owensboro  and  Brother  J.  V.  Case  was  called 
as  Pastor. 

The  church  had  voted  to  start  a  music  minis- 
try and  Robert  Crutcher  was  the  first  Minister 
of  Music  to  be  called.  His  wife,  Mary  Lou, 
worked  as  a  social  service  worker  in  the  (then) 
Division  of  Public  Assistance  in  Pikeville. 

Later  on  we  had  the  following  as  Ministers 
of  Music:  Jerry  V.  Douglas,  Wm.  D.  Johnson, 
Gary  Maynarcl,  John  Bleakly,  Jr.  The  present 
Minister  of  Music  is  David  Hale  with,  Becky, 
his  wife,  serving  as  Minister  of  Education, 
working  with  the  young  people.  They  are  a 
very  capable  team. 

In  the  ten  years  from  1964  to  1974  many 
changes  took  place  in  First  Baptist.  Meta 
Mission  became  a  church  in  1967.  Brother 
Case  resigned  and  Brother  Curtis  Warf  was 
called  as  pastor  in  March  1969.  A  building  was 
purchased  for  Ferguson  Creek  Mission  in 
1974  and  in  1977  we  had  another  flood  which 
did  quite  a  bit  of  damage  to  the  new  church. 
In  1976  Immanuel  became  a  church,  and  in 
1979  First  Baptist  celebrated  the  75th  anniver- 
sary. 

In  1981  we  began  a  mission  at  Island  Creek, 
a  few  miles  south  of  Pikeville,  having  purchased 
a  trailer  for  this  effort.  The  home  of  Mrs.  E.  L. 
Howerton  was  purchased  to  be  used  as  a  home 


for  the  minister  of  music.  Also  sold  were  the 
building  of  the  Ferguson  Mission  and  a  house  on 
Mt.  Martha  Drive  which  had  been  purchased  for 
B  residence  for  minister  of  music. 

When  Brother  Warf  resigned,  after  14  years 
as  our  pastor,  Brother  Wainscott  came  back  to 
strve  as  interim  pastor.  We  were  sorry  to  see 
the  Warf  family  leave  but  welcomed  Brother 
Wainscott  and  Cornelia  and  were  glad  to  have 
them  with  us  again. 

Dr.  Glenn  Mollette  and  wife,  Karen  and  son, 
Jared  Daniel,  came  to  be  with  us  in  July  1984. 
For  resume  about  Dr.  Mollette  see  detailed 
sketch  in  history  of  Pikeville  Church  by  Dorcas 
Hobbs. 

We  can  say  with  Brother  Jackson  that  we 
are  thankful  for  all  the  fine  ministers  and  min- 
isters of  music  and  education  that  have  come 
our  way.  We  feel  that  we  have  been  indeed 
fortunate  to  have  had  these  dedicated  people 
to  come  and  serve  with  us.  They  have  not  only 
been  people  who  served  with  us  but  people 
whom  we  grew  to  love  without  exception.  In 
the  short  time  that  the  Mollettes  have  been  with 
us  we  feel  that  they  will  be  no  exception. 


This  article  was  taken  from 

The  History  of 

Pii<e  Association  of  Southern  Baptist 


1959-1984 

published  in  1985 

by  The  Pil<e  Association 


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Island  Creek  Mission 


103 


W.  B.  JOHNSON 


W.  B.  Johnson  was  a  minister  in  the  Old 
Regular  Baptist  Church  in  the  early  1900's. 
He  was  a  merchant  in  the  Virgie  area.  He  was 
married  to  Mary  Jane  Johnson  and  they  were 
one  of  the  first  families  to  have  a  telephone  in 
the  area. 

In  the  following  pages  we  would  like  depict 
the  livelihood  of  one  fanrily  at  the  turn  of  the 
century.  A  lookback  of  eighty-five  to  ninety 
years.  A  comparison  of  progress  from  then  to 
the  present.  How  can  we  appreciate  the  modern 
transportation  unless  we  have  ridden  a  horse 
drawn  wagon?  How  can  we  appreciate  electri- 
city unless  we  have  cut  wood  with  an  axe  or 
picked  coal  to  fire  a  cookstove  and  fireplace? 
How  can  we  appreciate  telephones  unless  we 
have  written  a  letter  and  walked  two  miles  to 
the  post  office? 

We  can  see  from  the  following  pages  politics 
were  strong  in  the  region  with  the  Republician 
party  dominant  in  this  time  and  had  been  since 
the  Civil  War.  Only  after  industrialization  of 
the  coal  fields  and  the  demise  of  the  strong  fam- 
ily ties  to  farming  and  timbering,  did  politics 
swing  to  a  stronger  Democrat  following. 

Many  will  recognize  names  of  their  ancestors 
in  these  pages  including  names  from  our  neigh- 
boring county  of  Letcher. 

The  Pike  County  Historical  Society  wishes 
to  thank  Jackie  (Burke)  Soward  a  granddaughter 
of  W.  B.  Johnson  for  sharing  this  information. 

E.  J.  May,  President 

Pike  County  Historical  Society 


AKERS  GROCERY 

"You  know  Granny  Ree" 
Hellier,  Kentucky 


Ad 


CORN  PONE  AND  YELLOW  BUTTER 

You  may  talk  about  your  menus. 
Vitamins  and  minerals  rare; 
And  the  fancy  swirled-up  dishes 
In  expensive  dinnerware. 

You  may  study  lengthy  food  charts. 
Read  from  modern  recipes 
Hints  on  pastry,  rolls,  and  biscuits. 
Light  as  any  summer  breeze. 

But  to  me  no  food  tastes  better. 
Nothing  that  I  ecer  ate. 
Than  the  golden-crusty  cornbread 
Mama  baked  beneath  the  grate. 

Corn  pone  from  an  iron  skillet. 
Shuffled  'neath  the  orange-red  glow; 
As  our  family  sat  together 
In  the  kitchen  long  ago. 

Mama  dished  up  foamy  butter. 
Wavy-yellow  from  the  churn; 
Then  she  hurried  with  the  corn  pone. 
That  she's  baked  from  the  meal  turn. 

Round  the  table  she  and  Papa, 
Jessie,  Ruby,  Bert,  and  I 
Ate  the  hot  cornbread  and  butter. 
Turnip  greens  and  apple  pie. 

But  the  bread  and  yellow  butter. 
Both  together  on  my  plate 
Made  the  supper  meal  my  favorite  — 
The  best  food  I  ever  ate! 

Alice  J.  Kinder 

Mountain  Roots  Columnist 

Pikeville,  Kentucky 


104 


Pleasant  and  Anna  Johnson 
(W.  B.  Johnson's  parents) 


W.  B.  and  Mary  Jane  Johnson 


W.  B.  Johnson 

(William  Burnside) 

b.  12-20-1864 

d.  2-26-1914 


Mary  Jane  Johnson 
wife  of  W.  B. 


W.  B.  Johnson's  daughters 
(I  to  r)  Docia,  Rebecca,  Carrie,  Monta  and  Anna 

105 


William  Burnside  Johnson 

Monument  made  to  look  like  logs  since 
he  was  a  great  timber  man. 


Icy  Sowards,  Anna  Little,  Minerva  Burke,  Grace  Sowards 


Dr.  and  Mrs.  A.  G.  Osborne,  Pikeville,  Kentucky  1955  - 
Johnson  Memorial  at  funeral  of  Anna  Atkins. 


A.    G.    Osborne   on   right   with  two  of  his 
classmates  at  medical  school 


H.  D.  Burke 


Pr 


(On  right):    Hiram  Hall,  a  Baptist  Min- 
ister of  Old  Regular  Baptist. 


Cole  &  Crane  "Logging  Crew  in 
early  1900's  with  two  of  W.  B. 
Johnson's  sons.  John  M.  in  front 
row  4th  from  left,  Shelley  in  hat 
standing  between  2nd  and  3rd  row. 


John  M.  Johnson  and  Millie 
Hartley,  Kentucky 


Baptizing  in  river. 


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Noah  Bent  ley  in  hat  left,  Nancy  Burke  in  doorway. 


Funeral  on  Long  Fork  of  Virgie.    W.  B.  and  Anna  Johnson  and  Russell  in  front  row. 
Russell  is  small  boy  in  white  standing  between  W.  B.  and  Anna. 

107 


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Eastern  Kentucky  Telephone  Company 


SPECIAL  TAXES  IN  FORCE.  '  ^  <*  ^ 

Brewers  of  less  than  500 barrels...- $60.00 

Brewers  of  500  barrels  or  more 100.00 

Rectifiers  of  less  than  500  barrels 100.00 

Eectiflers  of  500  barrels  or  more 200.00 

I%alerSj  retail  liqnor 25.00 

Dealers,  wholesale  liquor 100. 00 

Dealers  in  malt  Uqnors,  wholesale ,..     60.00 

Dealers  in  malt  liquors  only,  retail 20. 00 

Manufacturers  of  stills - 50. 00 

And  for  each  still  manufactured 20.00 

And  for  each  worm  naanufactured '20. 00 

Manufacturers  of  oleomargarine 600. 00 

Wholesale  dealers  in  oleomargarine 480. 00 

Wholesale  dealers  in  oleomargarine  not  artifi- 
cially colored - 200.00 

BetaU  dealers  in  oleomargarine 48. 00 

BetaU  dealers  in  oleomargarine  not  artificially 

colored - 6. 00 

•Manufacturers  of  renovated  butter 50. 00 

Manufacturers  of  adulterated  butter 600. 00 

Wholesale  dealers  in  adulterated  butter 480. 00 

BetaU  dealers  in  adulterated  butter 48 .  00 

Manufacturers  of  filled  cheese 400.00 

Wholesale  dealers  in  filled  cheese 250. 00 

Retail  dealers  in  fiUed  cheese 12. 00 

Manufacturers  and  packers  of  mixed  flour 12. 00 


*No  special  taxes  are  imposed  Qpon  dealers  in  renovated  butter. 

2—2203 


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Special  taxes  in  force  1909 


Jt  "S^uel/fU^  ^^J'^prnf&'^K 


Receipt  for  moving  a  sctiool 
fiouse  to  a  new  location. 


Blank  check  of  W.  B.  Johnson  &  Company 


:9 


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^i  General 

Merchandise 
and  Produce. 


f^^ft 


Pikeville.Ky. 


For 


"°  ""^  I  Jaxk  (IK  I*ikkvimj:,  * 


108 


l*iKi:\'iM.i:,  Kv. 


1891/ 


Of  ICBttluckg 


ROBT.   H.  WINN.  Ch«irm«ii. 
4.  L.  MeCOT,  Vic(-Ch>>iih*ii. 
A.  8.  BCHNCTT,  SlcncTapiT. 
O.  C   EDWADOS. 
J    W.  MoCUkLOCH. 
J.  H.  GILLIAM. 


HBADQUARTKHS,  OALT  IlOUSB 

LOUISVILLE,     -    -     KENTUCKY 
LoHtt  DISTANCC  Phoncs: 

CUMalHlxlD,  M«IN   T38:  HOME  4«3S 


■  PCAMCR**   aURCAU, 

O.  e.  COWARDS. 

F  RftNCE  AMD  TnCASURCR. 

J.  m.  McCULLOCH, 

ORGAHIlATtON. 

A.  S.   BENNETT. 
Literature, 

J.  H.  GILLIAM. 


Louisville,    Ky.    Sept-    16  1908. 


llr*   W.    3.    Johnson, 

Pikeville,    Y.y. 

Sir:- 

Enclosed   find  a  lis^-    of  the  vote    of  the  Congreasional 

District,    as   callecl    for  by  you. 

Did   nob    get    tlie   list   reaay   in   tl..-.G   to    enolo;  e    it    in 
rny  letter    '  o  you  yejtcrc'.  ..y . 

Yours  very  truly, 


1900 


Breathitt 

Rep. 
840 

1559  ?^^? 

Rep. 
829 

Clark 

1911 

2205  f  ^^6 

15  33 

Elliott 

520 

1567  /f^/" 

594 

Estill 

1329 

997  ^3  2-4? 

1280 

Floyd 

1194 

1604  ^7  7^ 

1201 

Johnson 

1893 

1019  2^9^^ 

1925 

Knott 

471 

iai2  ^  y  ^~^^^ 

483 

lee 

635 

C50  /'/'^-^^ 

C79 

l.!Iartin, 

810 

£44  /(^^"^ 

900 

liagorfin 

1318 

949  ^>^7 

1404 

Ivlont^o^-iei^y, 

1570 

1536  3/0^" 

1266 

Mo  rgan 

109?. 

1715  2-S^7 

1119 

Menifee 

475 

838/^/^ 

450 

K^Plke^ 

b389  '. 

1371^>fc7'<> 

,i486 

Powell 

597 

781  /  ^7/ 

647 

Wolfe 

715 

942  / /^'  -^ 

676 

1904. 

Dem. 
1537 

2442 

1143 

850 
1580 

855 
1092 

527 

180 
1000 
148  8 
1807 

719 
i9t>6- 

7Z8 
1114 


1737 
2-/3  ^ 

/l<o1 


Letterhead  of  Republican  State  Campaign  Committee 
Letter  to  W.  B.  Johnson  and  list  of  voters 

109 


OM*  WTBH   BA.TH  AND  1 


THE  PIKE, 

D  A  'VK. 


81.00,   ®2.0O,  ©2.60 
PER  UAY. 

CX3H.  SBCXDND  B«r.  ANU  PI  KB.*  VIC. 


1>1KKVIIJ.K,    KY., 


THE  PIKE, 

81.50,    ®2.00,   ©^..-iO 

PER  UAY. 

con.snooND  ew.ANu  pikbavk. 


HIIiKVII.l.K,    KY. 


^-a-^a~. 


o  i^ljU] 


Letter  to  H.G.  Johnson  on  Letterhead  —   TTie  f/'/re 


W.  B.  JOHNSON, 

DEALER  IN 

Fine  Standing  Trees,  Lumber  and 

GENERAL  MERCHANDISE. 


ETTY,  KY., 


^. ^/ 


tf!    • 


/ 


^■^v:/ 


W.  fl.  Johnson,  Dealer  in  Fine  Standing  Trees,  Etc. 


Internal  Revenue  Service. 

8th  District  of  Kentucky, 

Collectors  Office. 

Danville,  KY)ioTailb«r  l^th,    !>••« 

Spaieht,  It'. 

Si--: 

i«  du-i  t,ho  ftovtmant  from  ^on  a  ^p<»«ia.l    '.*ix  wid  fiftX  i^inalV  »• 

Hflt^il    lilqunr  l^aJi^'*  tnr   U'.6  p^irlod  fti   fol.low*; 

R.F'.^.f   f'''>«  Janna'-y  1,  !*•»  to  Jnn«»  3«,   ISM,  —  - -$12,** 

S^.f  rwRj.'-y, ---  ,,*t^   ■' 

Tot*l, ---W8.7S 

Iharawith  d«ivui4  U'.«  pa^Mnt  nf  tli*  abov*  tax  eai  pafalty  at.  om«. 

I  •n«l«t«  WanX  *')'t»  11,  ^lak  yom  ar*  rtfl«««ta*  t«  fill  9ai.«%B 

and  raturn  to  Ui«  offiaa  vitk  tka  aon^y. 

Kaapaatfvll/, 

'    'if% 

•*lla«Ar.    ^^ 


Internal  Revenue  Service 


110 


CONTRACT  BETWEEN  TEACHER  AND  TRUSTEES. 


9 


This  Article  9*  Agreement  entered  into  on  the 


is  Article  <A  Agreement  ei 


.,  day  of .. 


1S9.  / ,  witoe»3et|i 


...holding  a  ...t^,,:u{:h:^k^errc\as3jxfti6Ka.ic,  has  contracted  with... 


Said  District  has  a  census  eurollment  of ^1  pupil  children. 

The  eaid  Teacher  hereby  holds  himself  subject  to  the  legal  supervision  and  direction  of  sairl  Trustees,  and  to  the  visita- 
tion and  lawful  authority  of  the  County  Superintendent,  the  said  Trustees  reserving  the  riRht  to  dismiss  said  Teacher  at  any 
time  whatever,  for  any  of  the  causes  specified  in  the  Common  School  Laws. 

It  is  also  agj^^i-ttret  the  fire  shall  be  regularly  made  and  the  floor  regularly  swept  in  said  house,  during  said  term,  by 


the  said* 


,  ..-^. ..  tl  .^:?r?^?^::?:<::^;-:.. . 


.  .  the  said  Trustees  providing  l^e  fuel  and  1, 


viding  the  f 


8®"Sectio.n  Si.  The  coutract  between  leach< 
endar  year  in  which  the  school  is  to  begin. 


rooms  therefor. 

.i!>:, .  Chaitnnan, 

.    Tntstee. 

,    Iruitee. 

.   Teacher. 

d  trustees  shall  pot  be  entered  into  before  the  first  of  July  of  the  cal- 


FRIED  GRITS 

Pour  cooked  grits  into  a  flat  pan  and  when 
cold,  cut  into  slices  about  one-half  inch  thick. 
Flour  and  fry  until  golden  brown.  Serve  hot  with 
sorghum  or  maple  syrup  or  gravy.  It  also  may  be 
used  as  a  main  dish  served  with  a  cheese  sauce 
over  it. 


CORN  PONE 

Mix  with  cold  water  into  a  soft  dough  one 
quart  of  corn  meal,  a  teaspoon  of  salt,  a  table- 
spoon of  butter  or  melted  lard.  Mold  into  oval 
,  cakes  with  the  hands,  and  bake  in  a  very  hot 
oven  (425)  in  well-greased  pans.  To  be  eaten  hot. 
The  crust  should  be  brown. 


Note  especially  sections  S3.  154  and  136. 


•Teacher  or  Trustees. 


ANNUAL  RECORD  BY  DISTRICT  TRUSTEES-Continued. 


MONEY    RECEIVED. 

unt  on  hand  July  ist $     .     d. 

I  Slate,  this  year's  per  capita  and  interest  on  county  bond %-ail/--jfV.. 

n  Stale,  amount  not  used  by  district  last  year^-returned  this  year | 9 

1  county  taxation  f ^ 

0 


\   Taxes  voted  for  teacher's  salary $. 

I   Taxes  levied  by  trustees  for  purchase  ol  lot  and  for  repairing, 

building,  furnishing,  &c  .  ,    # ,. 

;   Taxes  levied  by  trustees,  for  incidental  expenses  $,    .  _0„„ 


CRACKLIN'  CORN  BREAD 

One  and  one-half  cups  corn  meal,  one  half 
cup  flour,  two  teaspoons  baking  powder,  one-half 
cup  crack lin's,  one-half  teaspoon  salt,  one  egg 
beaten,  one  and  one-half  cups  milk.  Sift  together 
corn  meal,  flour,  baking  powder  and  salt.  In 
another  bowl  combine  beaten  egg,  milk,  and  the 
cracklin's.  Combine  with  dry  ingredients,  beat 
well,  and  pour  into  greased  pan.  Bake  in  a  moder- 
ate oven  until  done.   Should  be  brown. 


Siiljscriplioiis  I)y  iniliviiluals 

Tuition  fees  and  other  resouri 

Total  on  hand  an.]  r 


ved 


MONEY    EXPENDED. 

f  Ily  the  Stale 

By  the  County         

Ily  the  District 

!  Total  expentled  for  teaching 


.., MbO.. 

..$ (• 


(     For  lot 


l"c 


epair 


aps,  charts,  books.  &c. 


nut  of  School-bu 


111 


Total  expeaded  for  teaching,   iiid  t 

Teaching  cost  per  pupil  liased  on  average  attendance  per  s 

Total  cost  per  pupil  based  on  average  attendance  per  se^sii 


lor  l.u.ldini;  

;     l-or  desks  and  seals 

I     I'or  IdacklKjards,  globes, 

j     Tor  luel.  hucltets,  brooms,  .S;c.    ,    , 

I'jr  payment  of  debts  contracteil  previous  to  this  year. , 

I    For  other  purposes 

]     rne\pended  balance  

Total  expended  on  account  of  school-houses,  &c.  . . 

count  of  school-houses,  Stc 


.  * 

o 
a 

fl 


t  Lf^ 


List  Of  TEACHERS  fikE  COUNTY,  KENTUCKY,  1905~1906 


E^  F»  P.  Vanover,  Ash  Camp 

G.  W.  Hayton,  Coal  Run 

A  J  Jackson,     " 

Florence  Aiaick,       " 

B  D  Ratliff , 

L  W  Riddle,    Coleman 

Taulbee  Varney,  Canada 

A  J  Hensley      " 

A  H  Varney        " 

Orison  Smith     " 

^  L  Varney      " 

G  Z   Hankins       " 

J  M  Sanders     Dorton 

L  D  Sanders      " 

P  C  Sanders 

S  K  Snallwood     " 

James  B,  Deskins  Deskins  (Aiii.per) 

N  B     (  Boney)   I'illiaiiis  " 

J  K  V.iiiiams  " 

P  K  Damron  ^cu^on 

0  K     Bond 

■n  H  Cantrell  Sd^jarton,  V  Va. 

J  il  Trivette  Ett> 

D  M  Justice   Fish  Trap 

Jason  Raines   Gray,  W  Va. 

J  L  Hardin,      " 

Rutherford  Spears,     Crjlnare 

A  J  Spears,  " 


Vata  Blackburn 

II 

R  A  E  Leslie, 

II 

I  C  Justice 

Grange  Store 

Cordelia  Tackett 

Hartley 

N  T  Johnson 

II 

J  I  Riddle 

Hatfield 

E  K  Isom 

Jewell 

V/  J  Bowers     J 

aiuboree 

Martha  '-brrs , 

laynesvi.lle 

J  K   Staton 

n 

A  L  Ratliff 

Lookout 

F  A  Epling 

11 

John  Johns  Of. 

"outhCr.rd 

C  T  Farley 

II 

G  I  Phillips 

II 

Paris  Belcher 

II 

K  T  Phillips 

II 

L  F  V/Iiitt 

II 

Jecrge  F^.rley 

n 

.•.'  J  I'Jebb 

?. 

T  X  B  ..erce. 

'yra 

Adam  Osburn 

II 

H.  Burk, 

n 

G  J  ^-iullins 

II 

J  S  Home 

n 

Octavla  Hereforrl, 

Mcta 

W  T  Ford 

II 

'   H  Ford 

It 

tie  '■■'i.li^^^'^ 

n 

Ore  Knob 

N 

Pins on  Fork 

n 

ri 

O'iJleefe  iWa 
Phelps 
Praise 


Robinson  ''reek 


L  D  Hatfield   Keta 

Polly  Blackburn     Millard 

T  J  Robinson         " 

Virgie  Sanders       " 

a  S  Johnson  " 

Frank  Slone         "  ■ 

U'  'M  Burk 

George.  W  Potter 

0  B  Vanover 

Esta  Leslie 

J  T  Ramey 

E  B  Blackburn 

George  Hurley 

J  M  Billiter 

Mrs  H  V  Bowling 

G  T  Hawkins 

J  E  Childers 

W  M  Bov:lins 

Sollie  Casebolt 

A  C  Bond 

Dora  Riddle 

iionroe  ^oberts 

Errana  Coleman 

Josephene  ^ord 

J  G  Belcher 

Sidney  Rurycn 

A  B  Varney 

B  L  I'iurphy 

Lizzie  B  Lov.'e 

__B.  Lowe 

"Beverly  B.  Ball 

R  Ush  Deskins 

'v'illard  Johnson  Speight 

J  T  Prsnham     Tadella 

June  C,  Leslie,   Thoras 

Gracf^  'villi  ai'.son,     Varne^' 

V  L.   Pinson.  " 

ijar;  Branha-' 

T  J   Trivette, 

J  H  Casebolt, 

John  Lowe, 

Dollie  Stepp, 

Jerome  Dar.ron 

Adam  Darron, 

i-ianda  Stratton, 

A  H  Tackett,  " 

I  C  Clevenijer,  " 

R  M  Davis.  " 

F  E  CoTlins,  " 

lioah  Ellis  " 

G  S  Gross,  " 

PIKEVILLE       TLACHr:!7S 

r'ella  Bevies  Tl-I  Riddle, 

M  F  Ca.Tii>bell,  J  J   Thor^as 

E  K  Spoars,  Fanny  Mayo, 

G  C  Scott. 


^egma 


Runyon 
II 

n 

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II 

Signers 
Sprigg  V'  Va. 


r\ 


j.rgie 


'illia-'ii^on,  1.'  Va, 
<«i^ite  Post 
Yeager, 


Zebulon 


F  £  Collins, 
J  E  Kendrick, 
Josie  Franci: 


Toini'ie  Bales, 


L.J.  v'iLT,TA'''SnT],     rsjV'T'  ST'Pt  o?  "^ClIC^LS. 


112 


Pay  Roll  for  the  Month  of 


COLE  &  CRANE 


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113 


This  agr«eiaant  laade  this,   tha  30th  day  of  lay,  1008 
b«tween      W.  B.  JolmBon  and  G.   T,  Hawkina  of  the  msaoKoAyepaae^ 
of  th«  first  part  and    S.  X.     SwiiniDt  paryy  of     tho  eeoond 
part,  wltnaaaeth,   that  for  and  in  conaidBration  of  tho  stun 
of     fifty  dollars  in  hand  pald,tho  radalpt  whereof  is  hereby 
acknowledged,     and  the  fur  tether  consideration  that  said 
second  party  pay  to  :p.T, Hatcher,   one  third  of  a     thr«it  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars  note,     dated,  May, 22,   1908,   due  six  months, 
from  satd  date, 

Do  hereby  sell,   and     by  these  presents  transfer, and 
deliTor  to  said  party  of  the  second  part,  a  one  third  interact 
inthc     Pike  County  Republican  Newspaper  Plant, of  Pikeville  Kjr, 
as  skt  out  and  shown  in     contract  executed  between     W.B.Johnson 
O.T,  llawkins  and  SsSfe^atsme, which  is  referred  to  and  made 
part  of  t'lis   contract. Said  contract^/  bears  date,     Tiay,22, 

It  is  agreed  tliat  should  default  be  made  by  party 
of  Xihe  second  part, in  payiuent  of  his  one  third  part  of   said 
note,   or  by  thn  payinant   oy  aonifl   one  Tor  hin,     he  or   they  for- 
feits  all  rishts.tliey.have   under  this  crntract.^^'^-^—         /^^— 

,£^^^„*-.>--7-'4it..^-7-^...^->,-w.^v    /^  xfci<t«-^^     A-e^t^-^/--    ,-<--«-c^*^^    ^  ^    y^.-^.^.-,,.^,^,-^  -^ 

Witness  our  i^^an^a  tliia.  ^toy,   30tiii:.  1908. 


114 


V«te   of  Fllcii  Cttunty.   ?!«▼,    19n^J. 

T»f*. Bryan.  Tj&nel«y  Darlii. 


O.Pike   JJo    i.         247  193  256  169   - -   -    " 

Bh«l"b7  NO.    :^        ^C  li^^)  211  116 .   .  . 

MArrolion*  N»>3  287  114  291  llfi •-• 

Llxk  HO,    4             195  58  197  69    

Lew  er  J€»te«-5     69  H9  ^t»  ^•'■' 

Pond     NO.    6             «6  IK'  4"'  161   «-- 


?©ter  re,    7          556  43  354  42  -    - 

Uppftr  .151k.    Ko9    152  101  IJ)?-  r>v»  - 

Y\)l  er.    Ko.lO      10?  !■■'>  109  "6  - 

Porfcd   Ka.   11        l:if>  110  i/}6  110  - 

Bift6ko«r^r   Ho3.,:iS15  \^:^  J  ::^  dv/  - 

J.o««r  i.ik.No.l.<16=^  14  7  16V  14  7 


.l*i:c^    -ro.io       I'l^         l;^4  19-1     iT-rj  -- 

;U'6thonii«      o.ir,'?0  fO  ("0)    (?0) 

Ciitm-Ti   ?.i:©iv.    101  151;  10:d     IA':'   -   • 


K-tx  ro,:.l,  i:.4  {>0  1    :        159 


ar»p€'Yine  jv>,r,   ,134         i:*.?  (:i4)(13?)-    -   -   -   - • 

^Tetftl.  3457        2  0...         .^.:;V3-    1^;SJ. 

y»r  Conureoa, election  offl««r«  in  1?«,   ?.'*  «»?Jt1  xx  27, 

f 6 lied    to   certXfi'-   l.;e  to::o. 


115 


Republican  Speaking! 

Accompanied  by  Pikeville  Brass  Band* 


Hon.  A.J.  KIRK.  J.  M.  BOWLINCJno.  r.  BUTLER, 

J  no.  W.  LANGLEY,  ROSCOC  VANOVER,  M.  f. 

CAMPBELL,  W,  B.   JOHNSON,   H.    H. 

THOMPSON,  E.  J.  PICKLESIMER  &  others 


Will  address  the  Voters  of  PIKE  COUNTY  at  the  following  times  and 
olaceSi 

THE  LADIES  ESPECIALLY  INVITED 


Monday,  Oct.  18,  Mo.    Cowpen,  1.  P.  M. 

Tuesday.  Oct.  19,  Mo.  Sycamore.         1.  P.  M. 
Wednesday,  Oct.  20.  Jas.  Harrisons'  Store, 

(10.  A.  M. 
Wednesday,  Oct.  20,  Borderland,  6.  P.  M. 
Thursday,  Oct.  21,  Mo.  Blackberry,  Fork 

(of  Pond.  1.  P.  M. 
Friday,  Oct.  22,  Mo.  Blackberry,  10,  A.  M. 
Friday,  Oct.  22,  Mo.  Peter,  7,  P.  M. 

Saturday.  Oc.  23.  Forks  Peter,  1,  P.  M. 


Monday,  Oct.  25,  Mo.  Card,  10  A.  M., 

Monday.  Oct.  25  Elkhorn  City,  6.  P.  M. 

Tuesday,  Oct.  26,  J.  S.  Ratliff s  store  1  P.  M. 
Wednesday,  Oct.  27,  Mo  Dorton  1  P.  M. 

Thursday,  Oct.  28,  Mo  Indian  10  A.  M. 

Thursday,  Oct  28,  Mo  Little  Creek         6PM 
Friday  Oct  29  Shelbiana  10  AM 

Saturday  Oct  30  Mo  Burning  Fork 

Thompsons  Store  1  P  M 
Saturday  Oct  30  Pikeville  C  H  6PM 


On  account  of  the  numerous  Galls  throughout  the  District  for  Hon.  Jno. 
VV.  Langley,  he  will  not  be  present  at  all  of  the  above  places,  but  will  be 
present  when  possible. 


Hon.   A.  J.  KIRK,  will  join  the  speakers  at  J.  S.    Ratliffs'  Store,   Oct. 
26,  ancl  cpnjtinue  throughout  the  tour. 

While  you  may  have  heard  many  stories  regardmg  the  fmances  of  Pike    county    the    above 
Speakers  will  be  prepared  to  give  facts  and  certified  copies  of  records  so  plain  that  all  may  un- 
derstand and  be  convinced.     Facts  are    facts,     and    all     may     be     convinced  of  the  record 
the  party  has  made  and  they  take  this  method  that  you  may    know    and     understand.     Be 
not  deceived  by  those  whose  only  hope  of  success  is  by  Falsehood,  deception  and  abuse. 

COME  ALL  AND  HEA^  THE  ISSUES  CLEARLY  AND   FAIRLY 
DISCUSSED  BY  MEN  WHO  KNOW. 

BRING  THE  LADIES. 

LET  EVERYBODY  HEAR 

H.  H.  STALLARD. 

D.  T.  KEEL, 

J.  C.  BOWLES,      Committee. 


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A  PERSPECTIVE  ON 
BLACK  EDUCATION  IN  PIKE  COUNTY 


A  PERSPECTIVE  ON 
BLACK  EDUCATION  IN  PIKE  COUNTY 

Mark  F.  Sohn,  Ph.D.,  of  Pikeville,  Kentucky,  is  a 
Professor  of  Education  at  Pikeville  College.  The  father 
of  two  children,  he  teaches  psychology  and  education. 
This  article  on  black  education  is  a  revision-sonne 
material  was  cut,  some  added  of  Chapter  One  in  his 
book.  Education  in  Appalachia's  Central  Highlands.  It 
is  available  from  the  Pikeville  College  bookstore  or 
from  Mark  Sohn  for  $25.00. 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

Initial  research  for  this  paper  was  done  by  Judith 
Spears  and  Bonnie  Roberts.  Walta  Mae  Duncan  reviewed 
and  corrected  it.  Proofing  was  done  by  Sherri  Roberts 
and  Jean  Williamson.  The  final  draft  was  typed  by 
Barbara  Phillips.  Thank  You. 

The  year  was  1955  and  Pikeville  College 
had  its  first  black  basketball  player,  Garrett 
Eugene  Mullins.  Pikeville  College  basketball 
was  finally  integrated,  but  the  other  southern 
teams  in  its  conference  were  not.  Arnold 
Meek  remembers  Garrett  as  a  fine,  quiet  man, 
not  one  to  try  to  make  waves.  When  the  team 
went  on  road  trips  in  the  South,  Garrett  had 
to  stay  on  the  bus.  He  had  to  eat  and  sleep  on 
the  bus.  He  was  not  allowed  to  play  in  the 
games.  In  the  few  places  where  he  was  allowed 
in  the  gym,  he  had  to  stay  in  the  locker  room.1 

Garrett  was  graduated  from  Lincoln  Ridge 
School  for  Negroes  in  Shelbyville  at  a  time  when 
Pikeville  College  was  not  yet  accepting  blacks. 
He  had  to  go  to  an  all-black  college  in  Tennessee 
his  first  years.  He  transferred  to  Pikeville  Col- 
lege when  it  started  accepting  blacks. 

Pikeville  College  made  great  strides,  as  far 
as  integration  was  concerned,  from  1950  until 
Garrett  entered  in  1955.  Three  Negro  girls 
had  attended. 2  In  the  early  1950s,  the  college 
was  not  allowed  to  play  basketball  with  black 
schools.  Paul  Butcher  was  coach  at  the  time. 
In  the  '49  -  50  school  year,  Pikeville  scrimmaged 
twice  with  Perry  A.  Cline,  the  black  high  school 
in  town.    Ralph  Wilson  was  a  high  school  senior. 

"The  first  time  they  beat  us  55  -  50,  with 
Wilson  scoring  50  of  those  points.  The  second 
time  they  beat  us  66  -  60,  with  Wilson  scoring 
60  of  those  points.  He  was  a  powerhouse  of  a 
player,"   Butcher  recalled. ^ 

Even  though  Ralph  Wilson  was  a  "power- 
house of  a  player,"   he  was  not  accepted  as  a 


student  at  Pikeville  College.  Instead,  he  was  the 
first  "colored  youth"  to  be  offered  a  basketball 
scholarship  by  Marquette  University  in  Milwau- 
kee. Wilson  was  considered  one  of  the  state's 
outstanding  prospects  for  college  play.  The 
University  of  Michigan  and  the  University  of 
Indiana  also  showed  an  interest  in  drafting 
Wilson.  He  saw  action  in  every  game  the  Tigers 
played  during  his  senior  season.  In  the  26  con- 
tests he  scored  789  points,  an  average  of  30.3 
points  per  game.^ 

Pikeville  College  missed  Ralph  Wilson  by 
only  a  few  years.  By  the  mid-50s,  several  black 
students,  including  Garrett  Mullins,  enrolled 
at  Pikeville  College.  In  1958  the  first  picture  of 
a  black  student  appeared  in  the  yearbook. 

I.    EARLY  HISTORY 

When  was  the  beginning  of  public  education 
for  blacks  in  Pikeville  and  Pike  County?  During 
the  time  that  Negros  were  slaves,  there  were 
no  schools  for  them.  In  fact,  it  was  against 
the  law  (the  Day  Law)  to  teach  a  Negro  how  to 
read  and  write. 

In  1874  the  Legislature  of  Kentucky  estab- 
lished a  system  of  "colored  schools,"  and  the 
first  school  for  Negroes  appeared  in  1875  in 
Pike  County. 5  While  Herbert  Crick  reports 
only  one  colored  school  in  Pikeville  prior  to 
1930,6  jt  would  seem  that  since  many  blacks 
were  learning  to  read  and  write  after  the  Civil 
War  there  must  have  been  others.  Schools 
burned.  Schools  were  held  in  churches.  Schools 
were  organized  haphazardly  and  many  were 
short-lived. 

Black  people  wanted  to  learn.  Black  child- 
ren walked  farther  than  whites,  for  they  had  to 
pass  white  schools  before  getting  to  their  own. 
After  school  they  came  home  and  taught  their 
parents.^  By  1890  there  was  a  Pike  County 
school  census  of  63  blacks.  The  numbers  in- 
creased to  83  in  1910  and  87  in  1920.  By  1930 
there  were  283  black  students  in  Pike  County, 
Kentucky. 

During  the  same  time  period,  the  number  of 
black  teachers  rose.  In  1890  there  was  but  one 
black  teacher  employed  in  Pikeville.  By  1930 
there  were  at  least  two  working  in  the  city, 
but  four  others  taught  in  the  county.  Their 
monthly  salaries  ranged  from  $90  to  $135, 
which  was  according  to  the  county  schedule. 
Three  of  the  six  were  college  graduates.° 


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According  to  Jeff  Owens,  a  pronninent, 
elderly  black  man  known  around  Pikeville  as 
"Dobbin,"  Pikeville  had  a  school  to  accommo- 
date the  small  black  community  in  1908-09. 
It  was  located  on  the  east  side  of  the  Pikeville 
By-Pass  Road.  This  one-room  school  lasted 
only  one  year  and  then  closed.  For  the  next 
few  years,  black  children  were  taught  in  var- 
ious churches. 

Before  the  1920s,  schools  for  blacks  were 
run  by  the  county  under  supervision  of  a  black 
board  of  directors.  These  men  were  a  Mr.  Grier, 
a  Mr.  Stone  and  Jim  Justice.^  They  directed  the 
schools  on  a  trial  basis  and  apparently  failed 
before  the  education  of  the  blacks  was  turned 
back  over  to  the  city. 

The  City  of  Pikeville  took  responsibility  for 
educating  blacks  in  the  1920s.  Northside  High 
was  built  on  the  by-pass  in  1929.  This  two- 
story  frame  structure  provided  a  school  for 
blacks  in  grades  1-10,  but  it  was  not  accredited. 
Blacks  who  wanted  a  higher  education  went  to 
the  Kentucky  Normal  School  at  Frankfort 
or  to  some  other  large  city.  Today,  the  Eastern 
Kentucky  Social  Club  is  their  alumni  organiza- 
tion. 

In  1930  there  was  one  Negro  school  in  the 
graded  school  district.  According  to  the  rulings 
of  the  Kentucky  Court  of  Appeals,  this  school 
was  to  be  maintained  by  the  county  board  of 
education. 

At  this  time  there  were  three  elementary 
schools  in  Pikeville.  There  was  a  large  wood 
building  on  Scott  Avenue,  a  frame  building  on 
Fourth  Street,  and  one  black  school  in  the  Mt. 
Zion  Baptist  Church  on  North  Hellier  Street. 
This  school  had  two  teachers.  Jim  Justice  acted 
as  assistant  principal  of  the  large  building.  Each 
of  the  grade  rooms  had  a  "splendid  library 
selected  to  suit  the  interests  of  the  pupils  of  the 
room,  as  well  as  needed  reference  work."^^ 

From  1934  to  1937  blacks  attended  school 
in  churches:  the  Holiness  Church  on  College 
Street,  grades  4  -  6;  the  Mt.  Zion  Baptist  Church 
on  North  Hellier  Street  across  from  Hardee's 
Restaurant,  grades  7-10;  and  at  the  Holiness 
Church  at  Coal  Hollow  (Turn  Table  Hollow), 
grades  K  -  2.  In  1937  the  Perry  A.  Cline  School 
was  opened  with  a  dedication.^  ^ 

The    state    constitution    incorporated    the 
following  clause: 

In  distributing  the  school  fund,  no  dis- 
tinction shall  be  made  on  account  of 
race  or  color.  Separate  schools  for  white 
and  colored  children  shall  be  main- 
tained.^ 2 

During  the  ten  years  of  World  War  I,  the  Ne- 
gro population  in  Pike  County  increased  by  over 


500   percent.      In  the  next  20  years,   (1920  - 
1940),  it  decreased  by  half.   (See  Appendix  I). 

II.  PERRY  A.  CLINE  SCHOOL 

Northside  High  burned  in  1932,  after  which 
the  WPA  (Work  Progress  Administration)  started 
building  the  Perry  A.  Cline  School  on  the  Pike- 
ville By-Pass  Road.  This  school  opened  in 
1937  and  served  blacks  until  1966.  The  prin- 
cipals of  the  school  were  W.  R.  Cummmgs 
(1937  -  1945),  E.  M.  Kelly  (1945  -  1950), 
(See  Appendix  111  on  E.  M.  Kelly),  Cecil  Reed 
(1950  -  1955),  and  Walta  Mae  Duncan  (1955  - 
1966).'''^  Miss  Duncan  states,  "I  was  not  the 
principal.  We  didn't  have  a  principal  during 
those  years.  1  was  head  teacher  because  I  had  a 
car."14 

Recently  there  has  been  some  question  as 
to  whether  the  land  was  actually  donated  for 
the  building  site.  According  to  Mrs.  Perry  A. 
Cline  II,  Mr.  Cline  sold  the  land  to  the  school, 
but  the  original  idea  for  the  school  was  Mr. 
Ciine's.  This  building  is  still  standing  and  is  now 
used  for  a  Senior  Citizen's  Center  along  with 
city  offices. 

The  Perry  Cline  School  offered  grades  1-12 
as  well  as  a  preschool.  Special  classes,  such  as 
workshops  in  carpentry  and  bricklaying,  were 
also  taught.  15  The  teachers  at  Perry  A.  Cline 
had  many  and  varied  interests.  They  formed  a 
chorus.  Boy  Scouts,  Girl  Scouts  and  Spanish 
Club.  The  chorus,  united  by  John  Yost,  made 
monthly  trips  to  sing  at  the  First  National  Bank. 
In  1944  the  Perry  A.  Cline  School  was  honored 
by  the  Kentucky  Negro  Education  Association 
as  the  state's  most  progressive  school.  This  was 
due  to  the  fine  and  often  flamboyant  leader- 
ship of  Mr.  W.  R.  Cummings,  principal.  16 

The  thirteenth  chapter  of  First  Corinthians 
was  the  school  scripture.  Every  child  learned 
the  scripture  and  knew  what  it  meant. ' ' 

Club  programs  such  as  4-H  and  seasonal 
activities  such  as  Christmas  plays  were  im- 
portant elements  of  school  life.  Each  fall  the 
school  participated  in  the  4-H  parade  and  the 
fall  festival,  complete  with  booths,  award  rib- 
bons, handcrafts  and  seasonal  produce.  The 
parade  and  exhibits  were  organized  at  the  stock 
market,  location  of  the  present  Town  and 
Country  Shopping  Center. "I^ 

At  Halloween  people  from  the  community 
would  donate  pumpkins,  cushaws  and  corn 
stalks.  With  these  a  centerpiece  was  built  and 
then  everyone,  including  members  of  the  com- 
munity, would  celebrate  Halloween  with  music, 
stories  and  costumes,  "l^  Christmas  and  Easter 
were  celebrated  with  plays.  At  the  end  of  the 
year,  there  was  a  prom  and  commencement. 


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The  whole  school  participated  in  the 
commencement  exercises.  For  years, 
we  got  out-of-town  speakers.  After  we 
lost  the  high  school,  we  called  on  local 
people.  Most  of  them  were  members 
of  the  board  of  education.  They  came 
from  Pikeville  and  gave  our  commence- 
ment speeches.  Of  course,  the  com- 
munity was  involved.  They  got  joy  out 
of  listening  to  the  children  and  seeing 
what  they  had  done. 

Following  the  commencement  exer- 
cise, we  started  having  a  reception. 
I  can  remember  Mrs.  Maude  Yost  who 
was  a  dedicated  patron  of  the  school. 
At  Christmas  and  commencement  she 
wanted  to  know  which  children  needed 
shoes.  She  didn't  want  them  going  on 
stage  without  good-looking  shoes.  Those 
children  who  unfortunately  needed 
something,  why  she  was  always  glad  to 
help.20 

Until  1956  people  could  finish  high  school 
at  Perry  Cline  but  could  not  attend  the  local 
college.  The  nearest  college  which  accepted 
blacks  was  Kentucky  State  University  in  Frank- 
fort, an  all-black  school  also  known  as  "the 
Teacher's  College."^''  It  graduated  many  suc- 
cessful teachers.  Many  of  them  returned  to  the 
mountains  to  teach  in  segrated  schools.  One 
person  who  came  back  to  Pikeville  was  Walta 
Mae  Duncan. 


Mrs.  Cummings  and  her  ways,  I  just 
felt  like  she  would  be  resentful  toward 
me.  Of  course,  the  Lord  answers  pray- 
ers. I  didn't  know  whether  he  was 
going  to  answer  it  and  move  me  out  of 
first  and  second  grade  and  back  into 
third  and  fourth  which  I  dearly  loved  or 
move  her.  So  the  Lord  moved  her.  She 
decided  not  to  come  back  to  school  and 
that  was  the  happiest  day  of  my  life. 23 

From  the  Perry  Cline  School,  Miss  Duncan 
would  walk  her  class  to  a  small  store  on  By-Pass 
Road.  One  day  Miss  Duncan  recalls  ... 

I  was  in  front  of  them,  and  they  were  all 
lined  up  behind  me.  We  were  coming  up 
to  the  store.  A  boy  said,  'Look  at  that 
little  snake,  Miss  Duncan.'  Well,  I  didn't 
see  it.  But  I  started  running,  and  I  ran 
up  about  four  houses  and  left  the  child- 
ren. In  my  mind  I  just  kept  saying,  ' 
'Don't  run  off  and  leave  the  children.'  I 
said,  'Lord,  I  just  can't  help  it.  I  just 
can't  stop.'  Finally  when  I  did  manage 
to  stop,  he  had  the  little  snake  up  on  a 
stick,  and  he  came  toward  me.  I  said, 
'Honey,  don't  bring  the  snake  toward 
me.'  It  tickled  the  children  to  death. 
Even  after  he  asked  me,  'Are  you  still 
afraid  of  snakes?'  I  think  that  was 
about  the  only  thing  that  he  remem- 
bered about  being  in  school. ^'^ 


III.  WALTA  MAE  DUNCAN 

Walta  Mae  Duncan,  a  teacher  at  Pikeville 
Elementary  School,  moved  to  Pikeville  from 
Wheelwright  in  1934.  She  went  to  school  at 
the  Mt.  Zion  Baptist  Church.  She  was  graduated 
from  the  Perry  A.  Cline  School  in  1938  and 
went  to  Kentucky  Normal  School  (Kentucky 
State  University,  Frankfort).  Duncan  came  back 
to  Perry  A.  Cline  to  teach  in  1943  and  con- 
tinued teaching  there  until  1966. 

During  the  1940s  Miss  Duncan  taught  grades 
3  and  4.   In  regard  to  some  special  children. 

"...  they  went  to  school  until 
they  couldn't."  22  They  just  grew 
too  big  for  the  seats.  There  was  a  young 
lady  who  I  am  sure  was  at  least  fourteen 
years  old.  She  had  a  handicap.  She  was 
in  the  first  grade.  She  just  sat  in  the 
room.  She  didn't  bother  anybody.  I 
imagine  that  she  just  enjoyed  being 
there.  I  can  see  her  sitting  in  the  corner 
chewing  tobacco.     Having  been  used  to 


Besides  taking  the  children  for  snacks.  Miss 
Duncan  took  them  on  picnics.  She  recalls  that 
the  students  had  picnics  at  Cedar  Creek,  the 
location  of  a  new  Pikeville  subdivision.  In  the 
early  1940s  the  entire  school,  each  student  with 
a  bag  lunch,  would  cross  the  river  and  walk  the 
railroad  tracks  from  Pikeville  to  Cedar  Creek. 
They  stayed  all  day  eating,  playing  games  and 
relaxing. 25  During  World  War  II  they  picked 
hemp  (marijuana)  pods  while  on  these  picnics. 
The  Perry  Cline  School,  thanks  to  Miss  Duncan's 
help,  won  an  award  for  gathering  hemp.  Since 
this  activity  was  part  of  the  war  effort,  the 
school  received  a  plaque  from  the  U.  S.  Depart- 
ment of  Defense.  26 

Picnics  became  the  "picnic  habit."27  Stu- 
dents from  Perry  Cline  School  traveled  to  the 
Breaks  and  Dewey  Lake  for  picnics.  If  they 
couldn't  travel,  they  had  a  picnic  in  the  school- 
yard on  Fridays  after  the  school  was  cleaned. 2° 

A  powerhouse  of  a  woman,  Duncan  is  now 
in  her  60s.     She  lives  with  her  mother,  who  is 


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in  her  80s,  and,  as  of  this  date,  she  teaches  the 
first  grade  at  Pil<eville  Elementary  School. 
In  1967  she  won  the  Teacher  of  the  Year 
award.  She  was  a  favorite  among  many  of  the 
students,  perhaps  because  of  her  teaching  or 
maybe  partly  because  of  her  delicious  home- 
made cookies.  She  sometimes  invited  students 
in  to  share  cookies  with  her  and  her  elderly 
mother. 29  She  remembers  teaching  Ralph  Wil- 
son; he  loved  her  cookies. 

IV.   RALPH  WILSON - 

OUTSTANDING  GRADUATE 

Ralph  Wilson,  born  and  reared  in  Pikeville, 
attended  the  Perry  A.  Cline  School  during  the 
1940s  and  graduated  in  1950.  Principals  at  the 
Cline  School  were  W.  R.  Cummings  and  Mr. 
E.  M.  Kelly.  There  were  about  93  students 
and  six  or  seven  teachers,  all  of  whom  were 
black. 

Wilson  remembers  the  resentment  black 
students  felt  when  they  had  to  use  hand-me- 
down  books  from  other  schools  and  when 
they  had  to  wait  for  basketball  practice  until 
after  the  Pikeville  High  School  team  finished. 
Sometimes  the  black  ballplayers  did  not  get 
to  start  until  after  9  p.m.,  but  because  they 
had  no  gym,  they  also  had  no  choice.  The 
school  also  had  no  playground  and  no  facilities 
for  recreation.  At  recess  the  students  played 
games  invented  in  earlier  times  before  there  was 
modern  playground  equipment.  Tag,  kick  the 
can,  marbles,  jump  rope,  ring  around  the  roses 
and  other  games  required  no  special  equipment. 
This  continued  through  the  years  the  Perry 
Cline  School  remained  open. 

Wilson  talked  of  support  from  John  Bill 
Trivette,  who  encouraged  him  in  basketball. ^0 
When  Wilson  received  his  scholarship  to  Mar- 
quette University,  the  Pikeville  Daily  News 
reported  that  T.  W.  Huffman,  Jr.,  Bill  Pauley, 
Dr.  A.  S.  Osborne,  Dr.  M.  D.  Flannery,  A.  G. 
Dickerson,  Robert  Johnson,  W.  M.  Connelly, 
Couch  Houchin  and  Major  Ralph  Johnson  were 
instrumental  in  securing  this  scholarship. 3> 
But  other  local  sources  remember  the  day 
the  youngster  tried  out  for  his  scholarship. 
He  played  with  the  junior  varsity  squad.  No  one 
could  catch  his  passes.  He  played  with  the  var- 
sity team  and  found  out  he  was  too  good  for 
them  too.  He  was  throwing  the  ball  too  hard.^^ 
So  even  though  these  people  may  have  helped 
set  up  the  tryout,  Ralph  Wilson  himself  showed 
what  the  "boy"  from  the  Pikeville  "colored" 
school  could  do. 

For  a  black  person  living  in  Pikeville  during 
this  time,  Ralph  Wilson  received  great  acclaim. 
He   was   the   first   black    person  to  enter  Mar- 


quette University  on  a  basketball  scholarship. 
He  went  to  Marquette,  lived  away  from  Pikeville 
for  many  years,  and  later  came  back  to  Pikeville 
High  School  as  the  head  boys'  basketball 
coach. 33  His  players  respected  him,  and  when 
he  spoke,  people  listened.  The  boy  who 
couldn't  be  a  student  at  Pikeville  High  School 
twenty  years  earlier  broke  the  racial  barrier 
with  his  Marquette  scholarship.  He  later  blazed 
a  new  trail  as  the  city's  first  black  coach. 

V.    INTEGRATION:   PIKEVILLE 
AND  THE  NATION 

Following  World  War  II,  public  supported 
black  schools  began  to  receive  some  serious 
attention.  On  May  17,  1954,  a  Supreme  Court 
decision.  Brown  vs.  Board  of  Education  declared 
the  segregation  of  children  in  public  schools 
unconstitutional  in  the  United  States.  This 
law  decreed  that  separate,  but  equal,  schools 
were  not  enough. 

A  passage  from  the  justices  in  the  Brown 
vs.  Board  of  Education  decision  states: 

Today,  it  (education)  is  a  principal 
instrument  in  awaking  the  child  to 
cultural  values,  in  preparing  him  for 
later  professional  training,  and  in  help- 
ing him  to  adjust  normally  to  his  en- 
vironment. In  these  days,  it  is  doubt- 
ful that  any  child  may  reasonably  be 
expected  to  succeed  in  life  if  he  is 
denied  the  opportunity  of  an  educa- 
tion. Such  an  opportunity,  where  the 
state  has  undertaken  to  provide  it,  is 
a  right  which  must  be  made  available 
to  all  on  equal  terms.34 

The   Brown  vs.  Board  of  Education  decis 
ion  was  made  because  education  was  not  being 
provided  to  everyone  on  equal  terms. 

Prior  to  1964,  no  systematic  data  on  the 
implementation  of  the  Brown  vs.  Board  of 
Education  decision  was  recorded.  Some  who 
have  studied  this  period  say  that  fewer  than  1 
percent  of  all  black  children  in  11  southern 
states  attended  desegregated  schools.  It  was  as 
if  the  Brown  vs.  Board  of  Education  decision 
had  never  been  made.35  Others  show  that  6.3 
percent  of  the  blacks  attended  white  schools 
in  1960.36 

Kentucky  began  desegregating  public  schools 
in  1955.  A  major  step  was  taken  in  1956  when 
Omer  Carmichael,  then  the  superintendent  of 
public  schools  in  Louisville,  opened  schools  to 
all  children  without  regard  to  race.  At  this 
time  over  one-third  of  Kentucky's  black  school 
population  was  allowed  to  attend  school  with 
white  children. 3' 


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Initial  lawsuits  petitioning  the  courts  to 
allow  blacks  to  be  integrated  into  all-white 
schools  were  begun  in  1950  by  Negroes  in 
Tennessee.  From  1950  to  1956  the  state  and 
county  boards  of  education  exhausted  every 
legal  means  of  preventing  desegregation. 3° 

On  August  25,  1955,  the  Pikeville  Inde- 
pendent School  Board  announced  that  during 
the  coming  school  year  a  study  would  be  made 
by  a  citizens'  lay  committee.  The  committee 
would  make  recommendations  to  the  board  as 
to  procedures  to  be  followed  in  complying  with 
a  directive  from  the  Kentucky  State  Board  of 
Education  that  all  Kentucky  schools  be  inte- 
grated as  soon  as  feasible.  Included  in  this  study 
was  to  be  the  number  of  pupils  in  the  local 
districts,  the  area  in  the  school  district  in  which 
they  lived  and  their  school  housing  facilities.^^ 

In  early  1956  rumors  circulated  that  "under 
integration  the  Perry  A.  Cline  School  across  the 
river  from  Pikeville  and  now  used  solely  by 
black  students,  would  be  used  for  white  children 
from  some  'poor  areas'  and  most  of  the  colored 
students."  They  added,  "We  are  not  objecting 
to  integration,  but  we  are  objecting  to  sending 
our  children  over  there  where  the  facilities  are 
inadequate."  Court  action  was  hinted  at  if  such 
a  plan  was  attempted. '^^  y[-,e  Citizens  Advisory 
Committee  on  Integration  announced  in  the 
local  newspaper  that  it  would  avoid  making  any 
recommendation  that  would  discriminate  against 
any  particular  area  when  integration  became 
effective  in  city  schools.  This  announcement 
was  apparently  prompted  by  the  earlier 
rumors. "^^ 

A  decision  announced  in  March  1956  by 
the  City  Board  of  Education  to  integrate  the 
city  schools  on  a  high  school  level  beginning 
with  the  1956-57  school  year  was  apparently 
accepted  rather  quietly. 

Pupils  who  were  residents  of  the  Pikeville 
Independent  School  District  and  who  in  the  past 
had  enrolled  in  the  Perry  Cline  School  would 
continue  to  attend  school  in  the  Cline  building 
providing  they  were  in  grades  1  -  8.  High 
school  classes  would  not  be  maintained  at  the 
Perry  Cline  School  during  the  next  school  year. 

No  announcement  was  made  concerning 
plans  beyond  that  period,  and  no  announcement 
was  made  concerning  the  four  teachers  then 
employed  in  the  Perry  Cline  School.  A  recom- 
mendation of  the  Citizens  Advisory  Committee 
on  Integration  suggested  eliminating  segrega- 
tion at  the  student  and  faculty  level. '^^ 

September,  1956,  saw  high  school  students 
from  Perry  Cline  attending  Pikeville  High  School 
for  the  first  time.  The  school  was  integrated 
without    incident    and    two    Negroes   appeared 


briefly  with  the  football  team  in  a  contest 
against  Elkhorn  City  on  Labor  Day.  There  was 
no  reaction  of  any  kind  fron:  the  fans.  Blacks 
were  also  attending  Belfry  High  School  and 
Mullins  High  school  without  incident,  according 
to  reports  from  school  officials. ^^ 

Pikeville  City  School  and  the  Pike  County 
Schools  appeared  to  have  made  great  strides 
in  achieving  a  peaceful  integration,  even  to 
early  participation  of  blacks  in  interscholastic 
sports,  but  a  search  through  newspapers  during 
this  time  reveals  not  one  black  student  in  a 
group  picture. 

Perry  Cline  School  had  a  yearbook  for  only 
one  year,  1949-50.  In  the  early  years  after 
integration,  black  students'  pictures  were  put 
in  the  very  back  section  of  the  Pikeville  High 
School  yearbook;  not  integrated  on  the  pages 
with  the  rest  of  their  classmates. 

National  sources  state  that  in  1956,  Foley 
Hill,  in  Clinton,  Tennessee,  was  the  first  state- 
supported  school  to  be  desegregated,^^  but  the 
following  is  taken  from  the  January  3,  1957, 
edition  of  the  Pike  County  News. 


The  most  far-reaching  development  of 
the  county  was  the  integration  of  a 
number  of  schools,  including  the  Pike- 
ville High  School.  Many  white  persons 
and  perhaps  a  few  Negroes  did  not  like 
the  idea,  but  the  Supreme  Court  ruled 
segregation  illegal  and  the  school  boards 
and  educators  acted. 

This  was  accomplished  without  fanfare. 
Reporters,  deferring  to  the  judgment  of 
school  officials  who  thought  a  lot  of 
limelight  would  hinder  integration,  did 
not  go  all  out  on  this  story. 

While  successful  mixing  of  white  and 
Negro  students  in  Louisville  drew  na- 
tion-wide attention  and  school  leaders 
there  were  heaped  with  praise,  Clyde 
Farley,  Superintendent  of  County 
Schools,  and  Superintendent  John  M. 
York,  of  the  City  Schools,  went  un- 
noticed in  the  daily  press  for  their 
efforts  in  accomplishing  the  same  job, 
perhaps  under  more  adverse  conditions. 

Contrasting  to  Sturgis,  Kentucky  and 
Clinton,  Tennessee,  where  violence 
broke  out  over  integration  and  the  Na- 
tional Guard  in  each  state  was  called 
out,  there  was  no  organized  protest  in 
Pike  County. 45 


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While  most  people  now  recall  little  resent- 
ment of  blacks  at  Pikeville  High  School,  some 
people  who  went  to  Mullins  High  School  say 
there  was  a  lot  of  resentment,  mostly  in  the 
form  of  name  calling  and  verbal  abuse  on  buses 
to  and  from  school. 

Pikeville  High  School  had  some  blacks  on 
its  ball  teams  at  this  time.  Often,  after  a  game, 
fights  might  break  out  with  students  from  other 
schools  which  had  no  blacks.  They  could  not 
understand,  because  of  hand-me-down  hatred 
and  prejudice,  that  there  was  really  nothing  to 
fear.  Only  the  color  of  the  skin  was  different; 
both  races  had  the  same  feelings. 

There  were  very  few  racial  problems.  Walta 
Mae  Duncan  believes  this  was  because  the  issue 
was  kept  so  quiet  in  Pikeville.  There  was  not  a 
lot  of  resentment  because  there  was  not  a  lot  of 
publicity,  as  had  happened  in  larger  cities. 

Even  though  schools  were  supposed  to  be 
desegregated  in  1954,  Perry  Cline  did  not  close 
down  completely  until  1966.  At  this  time, 
Walta  Duncan  was  transferred  to  Pikeville 
Elementary  School. 

On  April  16,  1965,  the  United  States  Office 
of  Education  announced  that  it  had  accepted 
Pikeville  Independent  School  District's  plan 
for  complying  with  the  Civil  Rights  Act.  Under 
provisions  of  the  1964  Civil  Rights  Act,  the 
Office  of  Education  must  get  satisfactory 
assurances  that  the  districts  would  not  use 
federal  funds  in  a  disciminatory  fashion,  and  the 
assurances  must  be  reviewed  and  accepted  by 
the  Office  of  Education. 

VI.  INTEGRATION  REPORT  TO  THE  U.S. 
OFFICE  OF  EDUCATION 

The  progress  of  integration  and  the  status 
in  the  Pikeville  districts  at  that  time  was  as 
follows: 

1.  Initial  integration  started  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  school  term  1956-57  when  all 
students  of  Perry  Cline  in  grades  9-12  were 
enrolled  at  the  previously  all-white  Pikeville 
High  School, 

2.  On 
grade  8  of 


August   21,    1964,  all  students  in 
the   Perry   Cline   School   were  en- 
Junior    High    School 


rolled    in    the    Pikeville 
(previously  all  white). 

3.  On  April  16,  1965,  48  Negro  pupils 
were  enrolled  in  the  Perry  Cline  School  in 
grades  1-7.  Two  Negro  teachers  instructed 
these  pupils  in  an  adequate  plant  with  running 
water,  indoor  toilets,  and  central  gas-fired  boiler 
heat  with  thermostat  control. 

4.  At  that  time,  the  Pikeville  Independent 
Board  of  Education  leased  from  Pikeville  College 
an    eight-classroom     building,     and     with    this 


facility  some  classrooms  still  had  34  pupils. 

5.  The  Pikeville  Independent  Board  of 
Education  had  plans  underway  to  build  a  new 
30-classroom  elementary  building.  The  site 
had  been  purchased,  and  construction  was 
scheduled  to  begin  about  June  1,  1965. 

The  following  plan  to  complete  integration 
in  the  Pikeville  Independent  School  District 
was  recommended  and  adopted. 

1.  Upon  the  completion  of  the  elementary 
school  building  in  August,  1966,  all  pupils 
then  attending  Perry  A.  Cline  School  would  be 
enrolled  in  the  Pikeville  Independent  School 
District. 

2.  Upon  the  completion  of  the  elementary 
school  building  in  August,  1966,  all  pupils 
then  attending  Perry  A.  Cline  School  would  be 
enrolled  in  the  central  Pikeville  Elementary 
and  Junior  High  Schools. 

3.  In  August,  1966,  all  Negro  teachers  on 
tenure  would  be  employed  in  the  Pikeville 
Elementary  School. 

4.  To  make  the  consolidation  mentioned 
in  items  1  and  2  above  before  August  1966 
would  have  required  one  additional  classroom, 
which  was  not  available,  and  would  have  caused 
enrollments  in  some  classrooms  to  exceed  35 
pupils.^" 

Integration  in  the  Pikeville  City  Schools 
was  complete  on  August  22,  1966.  The  com- 
plete integration  move  applied  to  both  pupils 
and  faculty  members. 

Partial  integration  had  been  in  effect  for  al- 
most ten  years  in  the  Pikeville  school  system. 
It  started  with  a  senior  high  school  class  and 
extended  downward.  All  but  the  first  three 
grades  of  school  were  integrated  in  the  1965-66 
school  year. 

After  complete  integration,  approximately 
ninety  Negro  students  were  in  the  Pikeville 
Independent  School  system.  The  school  system 
had  one  Negro  teacher.  Approximately  forty 
students  were  enrolled  at  the  Perry  A.  Cline 
School  during  its  last  school  year.^^ 

VII.       POET  OF  THE  MOUNTAINS 

Effie  Waller,  born  in  1879,  was  a  poet.  She 
was  a  black  teacher  in  Pike  County  before 
World  War  I.  Her  two  books  of  poetry.  Songs  of 
the  Months,  published  in  1904,  and  Rhymes  of 
the  Cumberlands,  published  in  1909,  present 
the  spirit  and  feelings  of  mountain  blacks. 
Around  1915  Effie  Waller  (Smith)  became 
widely  known  as  the  singing  poet  of  the  Cum- 
berlands.48  she  sang  her  poetry  to  her  students. 

Effie  Waller's  parents,  Frank  and  Sibbie, 
were  bo^-n  into  slavery.  Living  in  Virginia, 
neither  could  read  or  write.49     They  worked 


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hard  to  see  that  their  three  children  got  an 
education.  Frank  was  a  farmer.  While  he 
worked  long  hours,  Sibbie  learned  to  read  and 
write  with  the  children.  All  three  children  spent 
two  years  at  Kentucky  State  Normal  School  in 
Frankfort.  All  three  became  teachers:  Effie 
taught  fifteen  years,  Rose,  ten,  and  Alfred, 
eight.^^  As  a  teacher,  the  only  salary  Effie 
received  was  her  board  in  the  various  homes  of 
the  children  she  taught.  Segregated  schools 
were  housed  in  crude  log  buildings  with  coal 
stoves.  ^^ 

Effie  Waller  Smith,  whose  parents 
were  slaves  and  who  was  reared  in  diffi- 
cult circumstances,  rose  above  her  en- 
vironment to  become  a  dedicated 
Christian,  an  inspiring  teacher,  and  a 
poet  of  worthy  recognition.  Although 
she  lived  to  be  an  old  woman  (until 
January  2,  1960,  almost  her  81st  birth- 
day), she  never  forgot  her  early  child- 
hood and  her  fifteen  years  of  teaching  in 
the  Kentucky  hills.  Pike  County  can  be 
proud  to  claim  her  as  one  of  our  native 
writers.^2 

If  you  had  been  a  black  child  from  about 
1900  to  1915,  surely  you  might  have  heard 
your  teacher,  Effie  Waller,  singing  poetry. ^^ 


ranted.  Based  upon  studies  of  Negroes  in 
Louisville  schools  when  desegregation  began, 
they  have  just  as  much  scholastic  potential  as 
any  white  child.  Most  teachers  who  were 
interviewed  cited  no  difference  between  black 
and  white  performance  in  school.  ^^ 

Even  though  integration  is  supposed  to  be 
complete,  and  racial  prejudice  obsolete,  we  still 
face  problems  between  the  races  in  our  country. 
Today,  discrimination  is  social-  sure,  blacks  get 
admitted  to  school,  but  how  are  they  treated? 
Sure,  a  Pike  County  black  can  go  to  a  local 
barber,  but  the  barber  won't  know  how  to  cut 
his  hair! 

In  the  Pike  County  area,  there  is  a  long  way 
to  go.  For  example,  at  Pikeville  College  it 
seems  that  the  only  black  students  are  the  bas- 
ketball players  from  out  of  state.  Integration 
is  basically  nonexistent. 

Getting  an  education  is  hard  enough,  with- 
out having  the  added  pressures  of  being  discrim- 
inated against.  Maybe  one  day  everyone  in  this 
country  will  be  able  to  go  anywhere  and  do 
anything  without  regard  to  race,  color,  creed, 
sex,  or  age.  Hopefully,  we  all  can  see  a  man  for 
what  he  is  on  the  inside,  instead  of  judging 
him  on  what  he  looks  like  on  the  outside.^" 


Vni.      CONCLUSION 

Although  it  has  been  hard  for  many  people 
in  Pikeville  and  Pike  County  to  obtain  an  educa- 
tion, it  has  been  especially  hard  for  blacks,  even 
in  recent  years.  Attitudes  are  changing,  but 
there  are  still  many  who  are  prejudiced.  People 
are  slow  to  make  adjustments,  but  through  the 
continued  efforts  of  the  NAACP,  the  laws  of 
our  state  and  nation,  and  various  prejudice- 
free  people  and  groups,  blacks  are  beginning  to 
have  the  same  opportunities  as  whites  have  had 
for  centuries. 

Gordon  Allport  asks: 

.  .  .  what  would  happen  to  your  own 
personality  if  you  heard  it  said  over 
and  over  again  that  you  were  lazy,  a 
simple  child  of  nature,  expected  to 
steal,  and  had  inferior  blood.  Suppose 
this  opinion  were  forced  on  you  by  the 
majority  of  your  fellow  citizens.  And 
suppose  nothing  you  could  do  would 
change  this  opinion-  because  you  hap- 
pen to  have  black  skin.^'^ 


APPENDIX  I 
NEGRO  POPULATION  IN  PIKE  COUNTY 


1860 
1870 
1880 
1890 
1900 
1910 
1920 
1930 
1940 
1950 
1960 
1970 
1980 


179 

163 

174 

166 

190 

332 

2,039 

1,652 

1,00957 

1,187 

564 

401 
32o58 


The  point  has  been  made  that  the  Negro 
is  still  thought  of  today  by  many  white  people 
as  being  inferior.     This  prejudice  is  so  unwar- 


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APPENDIX  II 
POETRY  OF  EFFIE  WALLER 


AT  POOL  POINT 


Once  on  this  rocky  point  1  stood. 
My  sun  hat  on  my  head 

And  threw  a  stone  into  the  pool, 
To  watch  the  circles  spread. 

ELKHORNCITY 

0  Elkhorn  City,  little  town! 

On  which  the  Cumberland  look  down 

Fond  and  protectingly. 
Around  your  northern  border  grows 
The  spruce  pines,  and  the  Sandy  flows 

Among  them  tranquilly. 

Your  streets  are  ornamented  well 
With  trees  and  cottages  where  dwell 

Ever  contendedly 
A  people,  hospitable  and  kind. 
To  Life  and  Duty  never  blind 

High  minded  proud  and  free. 

0  Elkhorn  City!    In  my  heart 

1  hold  for  you  a  goodly  part 

Of  love's  devotion  true; 
And  this  my  wish:  That  He  above 
May  ever  spread  his  wings  of  love 

Around  and  over  you. 


AT  POOL  POINT 

Pool  Point  is  where  the  Cumberland 
Causes  an  awkward  bend 

In  Sandy  river  as  it  does 

Its  northward  journey  wend. 


'Tis  called  Pool  Point  because  there  lies 

Just  at  its  base  a  pod 
Made  by  the  Sandy  river;  and 

It  sure  is  beautiful. 

This  spreading  pool  is  almost  round; 

And  it  is  always  cool; 
Its  bosom  almost  waveless  is; 

Its  depth  is  wonderful. 

Is  Pool  Point  rocky?   I  should  say! 

'Tis  almost  wholly  rock. 
Save  a  bit  of  clayey  soil  where  grows 

A  growth  of  scrawny  oak. 

Once  on  this  rocky  point  I  stood 

My  sun  hat  on  my  head 
And  threw  a  stone  into  its  depths 

To  watch  the  circles  spread. 

The  sound  was  echoed  from  the  hills, 

Then  slowly  died  away; 
The  circles  vanished  one  by  one 

And  left  no  trace  where  they 

Had  been  a  little  while  before: 
Still  mused  I  standing  on 

That  rugged,  overhanding  ledge 
Of  rudely  pictured  stone. 

"How  easy  it  would  be"  I  mused 
"To  follow  where  I  threw 

That  tiny  stone  and  peacef'ly  sleep 
Hidden  away  from  view. 

And  would  my  friends  forget  me 
When  there  awhile  I've  lain? 

Ah,  yes,  for  Time's  a  balm  for  grief, 
For  sorrow  and  for  pain. 

I  turned  my  back  towards  the  pool. 
And  walked  with  rapid  pace 

Across  the  stony,  woodland  path 
Back  to  my  boarding  place. 

"Forgive  me.  Father,"  thus  I  prayed, 
"Forgive  thy  erring  child. 

Who  looking  at  thy  handiwork 
Among  these  mountains  wild; 

"who  gazing  at  yon  deep,  wide  pool 

Of  waveless  water  mild 
Should  sucidal  thoughts  conceive. 

Forgive,  forgive  thy  child. 


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APPENDIX  III 


t" 


OUR  PR  I  NCI  PAL 

MR,  E.  M.  KELLY  CAME  TO  US  AT  PERRY  A.  CLINE  SCHOOL 
IN  1945.  MR.  KELLY  RECEIVED  HIS  HIGH  SCHOOL  EDUCATION 
AT  LINCOLN  HIGH  SCHOOL,  EVANSVILLE,  I ND.  HE  WORKED  HIS 
WAY  THROUGH  WEST  KENTUCKY  INDUSTRIAL  COLLEGE,  PADUCAH, 
KY.   (1934-1936).     HE  WORKED   HIS   WAY  THROUGH  KENTUCKY 

State  College,  Franfort,  ky, ,  where  he  majored  in  math- 
ematics, NATURAL  SCIENCE  AND  A  SECOND  MAJOR  IN  SOCIOL- 
OGY AND  ECONOMICS,   KELLY  WAS  GRADUATED  WITH  HONORS  FROM 

State  college,  August  1,  1940.   he  was  the  president  or 

HIS  COLLEGE  GRADUATING  CLASS,  MEMBER  OF  THE  HONOR  SOCIETY 
AND  OTHER  ACTIVITIES  ON  THE  CAMPUS.  AS  AN  ATHLETE,  MR. 
KELLY  EXCELLED  IN  FOOTBALL,  TRACK  AND  BOXING.  HE  WAS 
NOMINATED  TO  THE  AL L- AMER I  CAN  HIGH  SCHOOL  FOOTBALL  TEAM 
IN  1932, 

m.  KELLY  SERVED  TWO  YEARS  AS  RECEIVING  CLERK  FOR 
KY.  STATE  COLLEGE  BEFORE  ACCEPTING  A  POSITION  AS  TEACHER 
AND  BUS  DRIVER  AT  JENKINS,  KY.  WHILE  AT  JENKINS,  MR. 
KELLY  WAS  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  THE  SCHOOL  GETTING  STARTED  IN 
BASKETBALL,  SCOUTING  AND  H I rV  WORK.  HE  IS  STILL  LOVED  BY 

all  of  the  people    in  the  jenkins  area, 

During  the  five   years  that  Mr.    kelly     has  been     the 

PRINCIPAL  OF  PERRY  A.  CLINE  SCHOOL,  THE  SPIRIT  OF  THE 
SCHOOL  HAS  CENTERED  AROUND  THE  DYNAMIC,  PROGRESSIVE  DIS- 
POSITION OF  OUR  PRINCIPAL,  MR.  KELLY  WAS  DIRECTLY  RE- 
SPONSIBLE FOR  NUMEROUS  ADDITIONS  TO  THE  SCHOOL  AND  ITS 
PROGRAM  SUCH  AS;  THE  BEGINNING  OF  A  SCHOOL  BAND  A  WELL 
FUNCTIONING  BOY  SCOUT  TROOP,  A  H  I -Y  CLUB,  CLASS  ROOM 
ADDITIONS  IN  EQUIPMENT  OF  VARIOUS  TYPE,  INSTALLATION  OF 
NEEDED  SUBJECTS,  AS  CHEMISTRY  FOREIGN  LANGUAGE,  AND  SC- 
IENCE MATERIAL.  HIS  WORK  WITH  ThC  GENERAL  WHITE  PUBLIC 
BROUGHT  ABOUT  A  BETTER  UNDERSTANDING  OF  THE  RACIAL  GROUPS 
ALL  OF  THE  CITIZENS  OF  PIKE  COUNTY  GLADLY  RECOGNIZE 
MR.  KELLY  AS  ONE  OF  THE  MOST  OUTSTANDING  MEN  OF  EDUCA- 
TION IN  THESE  SECTIONS, 


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Built  in  the  1930s  by  tine  Civilian  Conservation  Corps,  the  Perry  Cline  School 
served  black  students  for  about  30  years.  Today  the  building  has  been  re- 
modeled (as  shown  above)  and  serves  as  a  community  and  senior  citizens  center 
for  the  Pikeville  area.   Photo  by  Jackie  Griffith. 


Miss  Duncan  shown  at  the  Perry  A.  Cline  School  with  her  students,  about 
1959.   Photo  courtesy  of  Miss  Duncan. 


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As  a  student  at  Pikeville  College,  Walta  Mae  Duncan  is  shown 
with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Weber— art  and  foreign  language  teachers, 
top  and  bottom— and  two  Asian  students.  "And  of  course  all 
of  us  foreigners  got  together. "°^ 

Photo  from  Miss  Duncan 


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FOOTNOTES 


1  Arnold  Meek,  informal  interview,  June  22,  1983. 

2Walta  Mae  Duncan,  Pikeville  Elementary  School- 
teacher, letter  to  Mark  F.  Sohn,  Pikeville,  Kentucky,  Nov- 
ember 28,  1985,  personal  files  of  Mark  F.  Sohn. 

3paul  Butcher,  informal  interview,  June  22,  1983. 

^"Sports  Comments,"  Pikeville  Daily  News,  April 
7,  1950. 

^Herbert  Woodson  Crick,  History  of  Education  in 
Pike  County,  Kentucky,  thesis,  Lexington,  Kentucky, 
1930,  p.  47. 

6|bid. 

''Alice  J.  Kinder,  "Mountain  Roots,  Effie  Waller 
Smith,"  Appalachian  News  Express,  Pikeville,  Ken- 
tucky, June  18,  1980,  Section  2,  p.  1. 

SCrick,  pp.  136-137. 

9jeff  Owens,  informal  interview,  June  23,  1983. 

lOCrick,  pp.  83-84. 

^^  Duncan. 

I^Samuel  Wilson,  History  of  Education  in  Ken- 
tucky, Vol.  II,  p.  272. 

13walta  Mae  Duncan,  Pikeville  Elementary  School- 
teacher, interview  by  Mark  F.  Sohn  at  Pikeville,  Ken- 
tucky, September  17,  1986. 

14|bid. 

^^Owens. 

l^Duncan,  letter,  November  18,  1985. 

^^Walta  Mae  Duncan,  Pikeville  Elementary  School- 
teacher, interview  by  Jerry  Waddell  at  Pikeville,  Ken- 
tucky, August  20,  1986. 

ISjbid. 

19|bid. 

20|bid. 

21  Owens. 

22Duncan,  August  20,  1986. 

23ibid. 

24|bid. 

25|bid. 


26|bid. 

27|bid. 

28|bid. 

29Walta  Mae  Duncan,  informal  interview,  June  20, 
1983. 

^Opalph  Wilson,  informal  interview. 

31  "Sports  Comments,"  Pikeville  Daily  News,  April 
7,  1950. 

32vivian  Day,  informal  interview,  June  20,  1983. 
33wilson. 

34Ray  C.  Rist,  Desegregated  Schools,  New  York, 
Academic  Press,  Inc.,  1979,  p.  3. 

35|bid.,  p.  4. 

36status  of  School  Segregation-Desegregation  in 
the  Southern  and  Border  States,  Southern  Education 
Reporting  Service,  November  1960,  Gary  B.  Johnson, 
The  Negro  Common  School  in  Georgia,  p.  111. 

37civil  Rights  USA  -  Public  Schools  Southern 
States,  New  York,  Greenwood  Press,  1968,  p.  25. 

38journal  of  Education,  1954. 

39pike  County  News,  August  25,  1955. 

40"Supt.  York  Says  No  Decision  Reached  Yet  On 
Integration,"   Pike  County  News,  February  2,  1956. 

41  "Advisory  Board  Will  Not  Discriminate,"  Pike 
County  News,  February  23,  1956. 

42"School  Integration  Move  Is  Accepted  Quietly 
Here,"   Pike  County  News,  March  29,  1956. 

43"City  Schools'  Enrollment  at  1260  Students," 
Pike  County  News,  September  13,  1956. 

44Down  From  The  Hills,  Brown,  Boston  Press, 
Botson,  Mass.,  1958. 

45" Integration  of  Schools  in  County  Most  Far 
Reaching  Event  of  1956,"  Pike  County  News,  January 
3,  1957. 

46"Pikeville  School's  Integration  Plans  Gain  Federal 
O.K.,"   Pike  County  News,  April  22,  1965. 

47"City  Schools  Will  Complete  Integration," 
Pike  County  News,  June  30,  1966. 

48Kinder. 


130 


49|bid. 
50|bid. 
51|bid. 
52|bid. 

5>^Effie    Waller,    Rhymes    From    The   Cumberland, 

New  York,  Broadway  Publishing,  1909,  pp.  1-50. 

^^William  C.  Kvaraceus,  John  S.  Gibson,  et  al., 
Negro  Seif-Concept,  New  York,  McGraw-Hill,  Inc., 
1965,  p.  13. 

55civil  Rights,  pp.  32-33. 

°°John  J.  Coombes,  "integration  in  Pike  County, 
Kentucky,  and  the  Nation,"  paper  for  Education  351, 
Pikeville  College,  Pikeville,  Kentucky,  September  24, 
1985. 

^^Howard  W.  Beers  and  Catherine  P.  Heflin,  The 
Negro  Population  of  Kentucky,  Kentucky  Agricultural 
Experiment  Station,  University  of  Kentucky,  Lexington, 
Bulletin  481,  January  1946,  pp.  13,  35. 

^^A.  Lee  Coleman  and  Dong  I.  Kim,  The  Negro 
Population  of  Kentucky:  Status  and  Trends,  University 
of  Kentucky  College  of  Agriculture,  Agricultural  Experi- 
ment Station,  Department  of  Sociology,  Lexington, 
Kentucky,  Bulletin  714,  June  1974,  pp.  24,  58. 

^"Duncan,  September  17,  1986. 


IRISHMAN  AND  THE  WATCH 

They  was  an  Irishman  goin'  down  the  road  and  he 
found  a  watch,  and  he  called  it  a  rattlesome  bug.  He  car- 
ried it  along  and  said,  "If  you  don't  hush  your  rattle- 
somin'  I'm  goin'  to  throw  you  away.  "  And  he  went  in 
a  house  and  it  kept  on  rattlesomin'  and  he  said,  "I'm 
goin'  to  throw  you  right  out  that  winder  if  you  don't 
hush,  or  holler  out  loud  one. " 

He  throwed  that  watch  out  the  winder  and  hit  a 
policeman  in  the  back  and  that  policeman  hollered, 
"Ouch!" 

He  said.  III  knowed  you'd  holler  or  die  one 
d'rectly. " 


HERMIT'S  COVE 

Morning  fog,  a  spider  lace 
shawl,  drapes  the  naked 
shoulders  of  the  hills. 
Haggard  backs  stripped 
of  their  last  vestiges  of  color 
by  the  chill  autumn  wind. 

And  in  their  lap,  the 

dilapidated  shack  of  a  long 

forgotten  hermit  —  who  named 

the  birds  and  sang  sad 

songs  into  the  wind  of  bruised 

mountains  whose  wounds 

weep  for  a  generation  not  yet  born. 

Legend  says  he  picked 
Blue-eyed  Marys  to  fill 
the  Mason  jar  beside  a  faded 
photograph  of  a  woman  and  a  child 
who,  sober-faced  and  pale,  beckoned 
from  the  fog  one  November  morning. 
And  he,  like  they,  now  dwells 
in  dust  or  in  that  unknown  place 
to  which  the  sun  rises. 


Suzanne  Rasnick 
Pikeville,  Kentucky 


131 


HENRY  CLAY  BOWLING 


by 
Sue  Hughes 


The  first  record  we  have  of  Henry  Clay 
Bowling  was  in  a  Pike  County  Court  Order  in 
January  1835.  His  mother,  Sarah  "Sally" 
Bowling    was    ordered    to    be    summoned    "to 

show  cause  why  her  children,  Henry,  Rosmila 

Permila shall    not    be   bound   out."      In 

March  the  case  was  dismissed.     (The  faded  re- 
cords may  have  included  another  child  or  two.) 

Henry  C.  was  born  February  25,  1826  in 
Wilkes  County,  North  Carolina.  He  married 
1)  Susannah  Adkins  September  20,  1846. 
Sarah  gave  her  consent  to  the  marriage  and  Jack- 
son Fry  and  A.  J.  Bowling  (Henry's  older 
brother?)  attested  it.  The  marriage  ceremony 
was  performed  by  William  Ramey,  Justice  of 
Peace  in  Pike  County. 

In  the  Pike  County  census  of  1850  Henry 
was  listed  as  24,  Susannah  22  and  Lewis  3. 
There  were  also  three  Adkins  children;  George 
W.  15,  Minerva  J.  11  and  Rebecca  V.  9  years  of 
age.  Tradition  says  that  the  home  was  broken 
up  when  Henry's  small  son  was  killed  by  a  roll- 
ing log  and  Susannah  died  a  short  time  later. 
George  W.  was  listed  in  the  Floyd  Co.  Ky.  cen- 
sus in  1860. 

Henry  was  married  2)  to  Rebecca  Ratliff 
(1836-1912),  a  daughter  of  Nathan  and  Matilda 
(Case)  February  20,  1851.  His  surety  was  David 
Robinson,  and  George  Powell  was  the  minister. 
They  lived,  died  and  were  buried  on  Bowling 
Fork. 

Their  oldest  child,  Mary,  married  James 
H.  Stump  January  30,  1868.  He  was  the  son  of 
George  Jr.  and  Elizabeth  (Williams).  George 
had  been  listed  in  George  Sr.  (of  Tazewell  Co., 
Va.)'s  will  in  January  12,  1825  along  with  four 
other  minor  children.  He  married  Elizabeth  in 
Pike  County,  Kentucky  December  31,  1840. 
In  the  1 850  Pike  County  Census  he  was  the  only 
Stump  head  of  household.  Their  listing  was 
George  33,  Methodist  minister,  born  in  Va. 
Elizabeth  A.  32,  born  in  Ky.;  James  H.  13 
Mary  J.  7;  Rhoda  M.  4;  Clark  T.  3  and  Victoria 
A.  4/12,  all  born  in  Ky.  In  the  1860  census 
their  listing  was:  George  43,  Elizabeth  42, 
James  H.  19,  Mary  J.  18;  Rhoda  M.  15;  Clark  T.; 
and  Polly  A.  7. 

James  H.  Stump's  sister,  Mary  Jane,  married 
James  M.  Thornsbury  August  23,  1860  and  they 
became  parents  of  George  Sr.,  a  well-known 
resident  of  Pike  County,  who's  son,  George  Jr., 
now  deceased,  was  the  President  of  the  Pike 
County  Historical  Society  in  the  early  1970's; 
Clark   T.    married   Permely    Reynolds  May  23, 


1877;  Rhoda  M.  20  married  Benjamin  F.  Kelly 
40  and  Polly  A.  20  married  Lewis  Farley  22 
November  26,  1874. 

In  1880  the  Stump  family  was  listed:  James 
H.  38  farmer,  father  born  in  Virginia;  Mary  E. 
(Bowling)  29,  father  born  in  North  Carolina; 
Lewis  1 1 ;  Jane  9;  Theophilus  7;  Alice  5;  George 
4;  Henry  1;  and  Polly  M.  (a  cousin)  13,  father 
born  in  Virginia.  James  H.  served  in  the  Civil 
War  from  1861-15  September  1864,  for  three 
years  and  eight  months.  He  enlisted  from  Coal 
Run  in  Pike  County.  Other  children  born  to 
James  H.  and  Mary  E.  Stump  were  Charley, 
Bessie  Fuller;  Lou  Richards  and  Alice  Scott. 
(Thank  you,  Marie  Justice,  for  this  information.) 
In  the  1900  Pike  County  Census  an  Albert 
Stump  was  listed  as  27  and  married  to  Jane  28 
with  one  child  during  a  seven-year  marriage. 
Could  this  be  "Offie",  or  Theophilus?  In  1910, 
0.  A.  Stump  owned  a  home  in  Pikeville  and 
worked  as  postmaster.  He  was  38,  Jane  was  38, 
they  had  been  married  17  years  and  had  one 
son,  Vernon  12.  O.  A.  "Offie"  may  have  been 
Theophilus  Alfred.  It  would  make  the  ten  child- 
ren which  his  parents  had  reported.  Malinda, 
the  daughter  of  0.  A.  and  Jane  Stratton  was 
born  after  1810.  She  says  his  father  called  her 
father  "Theo",  but  her  father  chose  to  call 
himself  "Offie". 

James  and  Mary  (Bowling)  Stump  were  in 
the  1910  Pike  County  Census.  The  family  was 
listed:  James  70,  married  for  46  years;  Eliza- 
beth 69  with  10  of  10  children  living.  Three 
grandchildren  were  in  the  house  with  them; 
Dolley  14,  Harrison  21  and  Jesse  12  (all  Hon- 
akers).  There  was  a  daughter,  Rhoda  M.  Stump 
also,  living  with  them. 

James  and  Mary  are  buried  in  the  Stump 
Cemetery  at  Pikeville. 

The  second  child  born  to  Henry  and  Re- 
becca was  Susanna,  who  was  born  in  1853, 
but  died  10  August  1854.  She  is  buried  with  her 
parents  in  the  Bowling  Fork  Cemetery. 

The  third  child  born  to  them  was  Martin, 
born  29  March  1855.  He  married  Huldy  E. 
Hylton  29  January  1878  at  the  home  of  J.  B. 
Sanders  with  Flemon  Childers  and  Barbary 
Hylton  as  witnesses.  In  the  Pike  County  1880 
Census  the  young  couple  had  Cora,  a  daughter, 
age  1.  Huldy's  brother,  Robert  Hylton,  9,  was 
also  in  the  household.  In  the  1900  census  they 
reported  seven  of  eight  children  born  as  still 
living.  Cora  had  married  a  Belcher.  She  died 
3  March    1961    and  was  buried  in  the  Bowling 


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Fork  Cemetery.  The  family  listing  was:  Martin, 
b  April  1872,  44  m  22  years,  father  born  in  NC; 
Mahuldy,  b  July  1857,  42  years  m  22  years, 
mother  born  in  VA;  Feena  born  March  1883,  17 
S;  Laura  born  August  1885,  14,  S;  John  H.  born 
January  1888,  12;  Jima  B.  born  July  1891,  9; 
Joseph  L.  born  December  1894,  5;  and  Gustava 
born  February  1897,  3.  In  the  1910  census 
Martin's  family  listing  was;  Martin  55,  m  once, 
32  years,  owned  farm;  Mahulda  E.  52,  once 
32  years  six  of  eight  children  still  living.  Next 
door  to  them  lived  two  of  their  sons;  Johney 
and  Kenis. 

Henry's  fourth  child  was  Viola,  born  to  Mar- 
gret  Blevins  in  1856. 

Viola  Bowling  married  Wesley  Casmin  Mc- 
Guire  August  28,  1873.  They  had  seven  child- 
ren. 1)  Thomas  Jefferson  McGuire,  born  April 
13,  1875  at  Prestonsburg,  Kentucky  and  died 
December  15,  1967  at  Denison  TX-  2)  William 
McGuire  born  September  30,  1878  at  Prestons- 
burg and  died  October  20,  1895  and  was  buried 
at  Colbert,  OK.  (He  was  paralyzed  and  was  a 
"total  care.");  3)  Dora  Belle  McGuire  Murrell 
was  born  January  20,  1887  in  Abilene,  TX, 
died  September  10,  1970  and  was  buried  at 
Phoenix,  AZ;  4)  Bass  McGuire  born  November 
2,  1886  at  Ardmore,  OK,  died  March  10,  1956 
at  Dallas,  TX  and  was  interred  at  the  Rosewood 
Cemetery  in  Achille,  OK,  where  his  mother 
was  buried,  when  she  died  December  13,  1927; 
5)  Edna  Earl  McGuire  Grinslade  was  born  April 
5,  1888  at  Ardmore,  OK,  died  February  14, 
1920  at  Achille,  OK,  and  was  interred  in  the 
Rosewood  Cemetery,  also;  6)  George  Linard 
McGuire  was  born  April  22,  1890  and  died  three 
days  later  (was  probably  born,  died  and  buried 
in  Ardmore,  OK)  and  7)  Elizabeth  Rebecca 
McGuire  Beshires  was  born  September  17,  1891 
at  Corsicana,  TX,  died  April  27,  1980  at  Dallas, 
TX.  and  was  interred  at  Rosewood  Cemetery 
in  Achille  OK,  also. 

Viola  (Bowling)  McGuire's  childrens'  mar- 
riages: 1)  T.  J.  married  Emma  Rector,  born 
July  23,  1867  at  Dripping  Springs  Community, 
Grayson  County,  TX.  She  died  March  27,  1959 
at  Denison,  TX  and  was  buried  there  at  the  Oak- 
wood  Cemetery.  They  had  no  children.  They 
were  farmers.  3)  Dora  married  Clifton  Davis 
Murrell  and  they  had  six  children,  a)  Olliewas 
born  September  11,  1902,  married  Bill  Britt 
and  they  had  three  children;  Mildred,  Vernon 
and  Mary  Lena.  After  Britt  died  she  married 
Berry  Nowlin.  b)  Ella  Elizabeth  born  April 
27,  1904  at  Kemp,  OK,  married  Ray  Parker  and 
had  two  sons,  Donald  Will  and  Waymon  Davis. 
Years  after  Parker's  death  she  married  Lew 
Martin.  She  died  September  9,  1983  at  Phoenix, 


AZ  and  is  buried  there,  c)  Darrell  Clifton  was 
born  October  29,  1906  at  Kemp,  OK  and  died 
September  24,  1982  in  Ceres,  CA,  where  he  was 
buried.  He  was  never  married,  d)  Thelma  Irene 
was  born  June  24,  1910  at  Kemp,  OK  and  died 
November  18,  1910  at  Memphis  TX.  e)  Mary 
Murrell  was  born  September  4,  1912  at  Atoka 
OK,  married  Cliff  McKenzie  and  had  four  child- 
ren; Betty,  Kenneth,  Jimmie  and  Dennis.  The 
McKenzies'  address  is  1405  W.  Toulumne  Road 
Ceres,  CA  95307.  f)  Fred  O'Hara  Murrell 
was  born  August  10,  1914  at  Atoka  OK,  was 
married  and  had  a  daughter,  Shirlene  and  died 
October  7,  1943  at  Denver,  CO. 

Viola  Bowlin  McGuire's  fourth  child,  Bass, 
married  Martha  Elizabeth  Grinslade  and  they 
had  six  children,  a)  Easter  died  at  birth  on 
March  31,  1907;  b)  William  Edward  was  born 
September  16,  1908,  died  July  27,  1920  and 
is  interred  at  Achille,  OK;  c)  Elbert  Forest 
was  born  April  13,  1910,  married  Katy  Gallop, 
had  no  children,  died  November  28,  1960 
at  Dallas,  TX  and  is  buried  there;  d)  Clarence 
was  born  November  6,  1911,  died  May  17, 
1913  and  is  buried  at  Achille,  OK;  e)  Juanita 
Irene  McGuire  was  born  August  24,  1913, 
married  (1)  Johnnie  Hordan  and  had  a 
daughter,  Geneva  Louise,  who  married  a  Cal- 
vert. Mother  and  daughter  live  at  13028  Whaler 
Drive,  Bayonnet  Point,  Florida  33567;  f) 
Josephine  Indianola  McGuire  was  born  May 
17,  1915,  married  Vernon  Pickett  and  had  a 
son,  Bass  Dee  Pickett.  She  lives  at  2860  Pearey 
Road,  Apt.  1006,  Dallas,  TX  75228. 

Viola's  fifth  child,  Edna  Earl,  married  Ben- 
jamin Jackson  Grinslade,  brother  to  Martha 
Elizabeth  Grinslade  and  they  had  six  children; 
a)  Dolly  Mae  married  1)  Robert  N.  Chandler, 
there  were  no  children  and  the  marriage  ended 
in  divorce  2)  William  Henry  Taylor  and  there 
were  11  children;  Henry  Donald,  Peggy  Ruth, 
Richard  Benjamin,  William  Henry  Jr.,  Doyle 
Keith,  Dale  Wilson,  Dolly  Irene,  Larry  Gene, 
Eldon  Ray,  Mary  Jo  Evelyn  and  Janet  Edna. 

Edna's  second  child,  Johnny  Everett  Grins- 
lade was  born  July  12,  1909  and  died  in  1915. 
c)  Ruth  Irene  was  born  June  1,  1911,  married 
P.  J.  Kelsey  January  20,  1938  and  they  had 
seven  children;  La  Quita  Loucille  K.  Coburn, 
Tommy  Jack  Kelsey,  Sally  Anita  K.  Searcy, 
Johnny  Edward  (deceased),  Dolly  Patricia  K. 
Nichols,  Katrinka  Alice  K.  Skinner  and  Mildred 
Inez  K.  Donoghue.  Ruth  had  a  daughter, 
Marquita  Wright  Kemp,  when  she  married  Kel- 
sey. Ruth  is  still  living  at  Achille,  OK  (P.O. 
Box  132,  zip  code  74720).  Edna's  fourth  child, 
Henry  Napoleon,  was  born  August  23,  1913. 
He  married  1)     Ada  Poff  and  they  had  a  son. 


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Bernard  Leon.  He  had  two  other  nriarriages, 
but  is  living  with  his  son  in  California  now. 
His  brother,  Benjamin  Duard  Grinslade  was 
born  February  5,  1917,  nnarried  Eldene  Shafstall 
in  California,  they  had  two  children  (Denise 
Earlene  and  John  Martin)  and  he  died  January 
5,  1971.  Edna's  sixth  and  last  child  was  born 
February  10,  1920  but  lived  only  three  days 
and  was  not  given  a  name. 

Viola  (Bowling)'s  last  child  by  McGuire  was 
Elizabeth  Rebecca,  who  married  William  Edward 
Behires   December  5,    1908  and  they  had  five 
children.       1)      Etheridge  was  born   November 
17,  1909,  lived  to  join  the  Army  but  was  killed 
in  a  motorcycle  accident  May  14,  1934  and  in- 
terred   at    Rosewood    Cemetery,    Achille,   OK. 
2)     Camella  May  was  born  May  10,  1911,  died 
of  pneumonia   February  20,    1913  and   is  also 
buried  with  her  brother.     3)    Woodrow  Wilson 
was  born  September  8,  1912,  married  Winnifred 
Louise  Hume  in  Barger,  TX  in  October  of  1936 
and  they  had  three  children:  Ronald  Woodrow, 
Sandra   JoAnn  and    Larry   Dean   Beshires,  who 
was  killed  on  the  job  July  9,  1984  in  Dallas,  TX. 
4)     Thelma  Oleta  was  born  July  19,  1914  and 
married  Johnny  Jackson  Gaddis  in  Dallas,  TX  in 
October  1939.     They  had  a  daughter,  Marilynn 
Ann,  who  was  reared  by  her  grandparents  be- 
cause  her  parents  separated.     She  married  an 
Anderson,    first,    and   then    a  Skaggs.     Thelma 
lives    in    a   Senior   Citizen    Complex  in   Caddo, 
OK,   Her  P.O.  Box  number  is  212  and  the  zip 
code  is  74729.     5)     Madge  Fern  Beshires  was 
born    February    2,   1918,   married  October  31, 
1942,    in   Durant  OK  John   Nathan  Wetherbee 
fromLudlow  VT.   He  was  in  the  U.S.  Air  Force, 
stationed    at    Perrin    Field,    Sherman    TX    and 
Madge  worked  in  the  cost  accounting  section  of 
the  U.S.  Engineers.    They  had  a  daughter,  Re- 
becca Ann,  who  was  born  October  29,  1944, 
married  Jimmie  Earl  Main  at  Dallas,  TX,  Febr- 
ruary  18,  1971  and  they  have  a  daughter,  An- 
drea Christina. 

Madge  Fern  Beshires  Wetherbee,  daughter 
of  Viola  (Bowling)  McGuire's  seventh  child, 
Elizabeth  Rebecca,  has  furnished  the  informa- 
tion about  her  mother's  family.  She  also  wrote 
about  Viola's  having  to  raise  a  family  alone. 
For  a  time  she  herded  sheep  in  Abilene,  TX, 
but  later  went  to  Ardmore,  OK,  to  cook  for 
the  crew  of  the  Rock  Island  Railroad  while 
they  were  laying  track  through  here.  Then  she 
went  to  Corsicona,  TX  and  cooked  at  a  hotel 
there.  She  also  gave  birth  to  Elizabeth  Rebecca 
there.  Later  she  married  Napoleon  Smith, 
who  was  the  only  father  the  baby  ever  knew 
because  the  family  never  heard  of  Wesley  Cas- 
min   McGuire  again.    Smith  was  from  TN,  but 


took  Viola  to  Colbert,  OK.  They  had  two 
children;  Mary,  born  March  29,  1894,  lived 
less  than  a  year  and  Ernest  Walter,  born  June  20, 
1896  at  Colbert,  OK  (Indian  Territory)  married 
Lillie  Ann  Alley,  December  24,  1921.  They 
had  eight  children;  twins,  Walter  Harl  (de- 
ceased) and  William  Carl,  Lizzie  Mae,  who 
married  a  Powers,  Mary  Ola  Smith,  who  married 
a  Norman,  Kenneth  Ray  Smith,  Rudolph 
Smith  (dec),  Lola  Faye,  who  married  a  Bogle 
and  Irene  Smith  Bogle  (dec). 

James,  the  second  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Henry  and  Rebecca  was  born  17  Apr  1857.  He 
married  Sophia  B.  Smallwood,  daughter  of 
Elijah  (born  in  Tennessee)  and  Mary  (dau- 
ghter of  John  Ratliff)  September  11,  1877 
at  the  home  of  E.  R.  Smallwood  with  Small- 
wood  and  Hulda  Hulton  as  witnesses.  In  the 
1880  census  he  was  listed  as  23  and  she  as  27. 
Her  mother  was  reported  to  have  been  born  in 
Virginia.  In  the  1900  census  they  reported: 
James  born  February  1857,  43,  married  27  years 
and  Sofia,  born  April  1854,  46,  married  27 
years,  had  two  children.  In  the  1910  Pike 
County  Census  they  were  still  living  near  the 
Smallvi/oods,  but  had  no  living  children.  They 
are  buried  at  the  Smallv/ood  Cemetery  in  Dor- 
ton,  Pike  County,  Kentucky. 

Daniel  Franklin  Bowling,  the  third  son  and 
sixth  child  of  Henry  and  Rebecca,  married 
Hannah  Adkins,  daughter  of  Stephen  and  grand- 
daughter of  Winston,  December  12,  1881  in 
Letcher  County.  He  was  born  April  4,  1859  and 
she  October  25,  1861.  They  had  eight  children. 
In  the  1900  Pike  County  Census  the  family  is 
listed:  Dan  41,  married  20  years,  father  born  in 
NC;  Hanah  38,  married  20  years,  had  9  children 
with  eight  living.  At  home  were:  Hermon  17; 
Mary  12;  Orpha  9;  Dover  7;  Mart  5  and  Henry 
7/1 2.  There  were  two  older  sons  and  possibly  a 
child  deceased  between  Mart  and  Henry.  In  the 
1810  Pike  County  Census  they  were  listed:  D.F. 
52  and  Hannah  50,  one  marriage  of  28  years 
for  each  and  having  had  nine  children,  with 
eight  of  them  living.  The  two  at  home  were 
Dover  17  and  Mont  15.  D.  F.  died  in  1911 
at  the  age  of  51  and  Hannah  died  December  1, 
1935  at  74.  They  are  both  buried  in  the  family 
cemetery. 

Boone,  the  oldest  child  of  Dan  and  Hannah, 
was  born  March  23,  1882.  He  married  Annie 
Potter  (10  October  1887  -  26  October  1971) 
daughter  of  Johnny  and  Kate  (Branham)  Potter, 
October  15,  1905.  In  the  1910  Pike  County 
Census  they  are  listed  as  living  on  Marrowbone 
Creek.  The  family  was:  Boone  28,  married 
four  years;  Annie  21  had  three  children;  Forest 
4.   Kelsie  2  and   Elsie   1.     Other  children  were 


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Dell,  Barbara,  Howard,  Louise,  Venita,  Joe  Jack 
and  Florence. 

Forest  married  Mable  Johnson.  Their  child- 
ren were:  Juanita,  Robert,  Bobbie,  Pearl,  Patty, 
June,  Billy,  Lee  Forest  Jr.  and  Larry  Bowling. 
Kelsie  married  Lonzo  Johnson  and  had  a  daugh- 
ter, Gladys.  Elsie  May  married  Emery  Grizzel 
and  had  two  sons,  Elmer  and  John  Emitt. 
Delmon  married  Mable  Kilgore.  Their  children 
were:  Elmer,  Joetta,  Edison,  Ruby,  OIlie 
May,  Mary  Alice,  Anna  Ray,  Danny,  Dudley, 
William  and  Billy  Franklin  Bowling.  Barbara 
married  Allen  Harris  and  had  children:  Bee, 
Daniel,  Shirley,  Edna  and  Eugene  Harris. 
Howard  married  Elizabeth  Newsome.  Their 
children  were:  Trula  Fay,  Allen,  Gene  Douglas 
and  Eunice.  Louise  married  Cas  Kilgore.  Their 
children  were:  Lester,  Linda,  Anna  Marie, 
James  L.,  Frieda  Gail,  Bennie,  Eddie  Ray, 
George  Lee,  Ella  Ruth,  Phyllis  Jean,  Mildred 
Delores  and  Esta  Darleen. 

Venita  was  born  November  1925.  She 
married  1)  Virgil  Coleman  and  2)  Roy  Kelly. 
Her  children:  Bethel  married  Leroy  Kelly  and 
they  have  children;  Michael,  Melissa,  Randy 
and  Kristie.  Joyce  married  Billy  Maples  and 
they  have  children:  Lillie  Vinita,  Patricia  and 
Patty.  Evelyn  Marie  married  1)  Lee  Smith  and 
they  had  children,  Britt,  Evella,  Shane,  Nikkila 
and  Barbara  Alyn.  She  married  2)  Norman 
Williams.  John  Clark  married  Melody  Kiser 
and  they  have  Kevin  and  Loretta.  Mildred  Sue 
married  Melvin  Edward  Hughes  Jr.  and  they 
have  David,  Malinda  Gail  and  Janice  Carole. 
Richard    Dean    married   Noretta   Elliott.     They 

Lynn 


have  no  children.  Debbie  Lynn  married  1) 
Roger  Matney  and  had  a  daughter,  Athenia. 
She  married  2)  Johnny  Wooten  and  has  Brent 
Stanley  and  Jason.  Tracy  married  Jasper  Colley 
and  they  have  Mandy,  Brandon  Dock  and 
Aretha  Dawn.  Mark  married  Sadie  Adkins  and 
they  have  Brian  Anthony,  Rachael  Marie  and 
twins,  Jessica  and  Joshua.  Brenda  is  single. 
Elizabeth  married  Scott  Adkins  and  they  have 
Adam  Nicholas.  Lowell  Thomas  married  1) 
Sonja    Gibson    2) 


Bridget  Guner  and  they  di- 
vorced. He  has  since  married  a  European  girl. 
His  sister,  Eleanor,  married  David  Scott  in  '85. 

Joe  Jackson  married  1)  Mildred  Hensley 
and  they  had  George  and  Joe  Jr.  He  married 
2)  Lucille  Grizzel. 

Florence  married  Burl  Bartley  and  they  had 
Elsie  May,  Glen  Allen,  Billy  Conn,  Donald 
Harold,  Larry,  Roger  Clay,  Gilbert  and  Gwen- 
dolyn. 

The  eleventh  child  of  Boone  and  Annie 
was  Lawrence,  who  was  born  and  died  in  1928. 
He  was  buried  in  the  family  cemetery. 


Boone  Bowling  died  January  20,  1951 
and  his  wife  Annie  (Potter)  died  October  26, 
1971.  They  are  buried  on  the  Bowling  Fork 
Cemetery. 

Henon,  the  second  child  of  Dan  and  Hannah, 
was  born  in  February  1883.  On  October  23, 
1902  he  married  Surilda,  daughter  of  Sarah 
(Ison)  Blankenship.  She  had  a  son,  Charles, 
when  they  married.  Manson,  Marcus  and  Fairy 
Belle  were  born  to  them  later.  He  married  2) 
Ella  Castle  and  they  had  Mildred,  Alpha,  Delphia 
and  John  L.  He  had  no  children  by  his  third 
wife,  Ella  Kiser.  In  the  1910  Pike  County  Cen- 
sus the  family  was  listed:  Hiram  (Henon)  25 
married  7  years,  father  born  in  Ohio;  Surilda 
27,  married  7  years,  had  5  children  with  two  of 
them  living;  Charlie  9,  and  Fairy  B.  4.  Her 
mother  71  lived  in  the  home  with  them.  She 
was  a  widow  and  had  seven  of  the  13  children 
born  to  her  still  living. 

Charles  (said  to  be  the  son  of  Henry,  son  of 
Henry  Clay  Bowling)  married  February  15, 
1919  1)  Caldona  Little,  daughter  of  Delmon  and 
Maude  Little.  Manson  married  Alice  Bartley. 
Fairie  Belle  did  not  marry.  Marcus  married 
Lerlie  Stiltner-  Myrtle  married  Clayton  Ratliff; 
Alpha  married  Plain  Ratliff;  Delphia  married 
Alvin  Rowe  and  John  L.  married  Dolly  Little. 

Rilda  was  born  in  1882,  died  in  1964 
and  is  buried  in  the  Bowling  Fork  Cemetery. 
Henon  is  buried  at  Caney,  as  were  his  brothers 
Dover  and  Mont  Jr. 

Don,  the  third  child  of  Dan  and  Hannah, 
was  born  in  1886.  He  married  Emma  Jane 
Brown.  Children:  Loretta,  born  in  1918 
married  Tye  Frazier;  Fayetta,  born  in  1921 
married  Charles  Easterling,  died  May  1,  1951; 
Jessie,  born  in  1923,  married  Willa  Reed;  Mary, 
born  in  1926  married  Shakey  Fields;  Herbert, 
born  in  1928  married  Catherine  Romans;  Theo, 
born  in  1932  married  Blake  Ramey;  Donald 
Franklin,  born  in  1934  married  Carrie  Hensley; 
Ronald  Ray,  born  in  1937  married  Mavis  Brown 
and  Billy  Charles,  born  in  June  1943  married 
Zelda  Wallace.  Don  is  buried  at  the  Childers 
Cemetery. 

Orpha,  the  fourth  child  of  Dan  and  Hannah 
Bowling  was  born  in  1888.  She  married  Dow 
Little  November  6,  1908.  They  had  six  child- 
ren. Dolly  married  Lilburn  Stiltner;  Frank 
married  Dessie  Robinson;  Molly  married  Mose 
Pinson;  Mack  married  Melster  Ratliff;  Warren 
married  Maxine  Mullins  and  Este  married  George 
Colley.  Orpha  is  also  buried  on  Bowling  Fork  at 
the  Childers  Cemetery. 

Mary,  the  fifth  child  of  Dan  and  Hannah 
was  born  in  1890.  She  married  1)  Brice  Bartley 
August  10,   1908  with  Joel  Sanders  and  Elmira 


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Bartley  as  witnesses.  She  married  2)  Phineas 
Looney  August  28,  1915.  Her  children  were; 
Ersa,  who  married  Earl  Robinson;  Clarsia,  who 
married  Rollie  Wright;  Myrtle,  who  married 
Charles  Wright;  Bill,  who  married  Geneva  Hale, 
Lome,  who  married  Bill  Oney;  Banty,  who 
married  Leona  Hopkins;  Jack,  who  married 
Nettie  Childers;  Earl,  who  married  Dixie  New- 
some  and  Homer  Gene,  who  married  Anna  Ray 
Sanders.  Mary  is  buried  in  the  same  cemetery 
as  Orpha  and  Don, 

Dover,  the  sixth  child  of  Daniel  F.  and  Han- 
nah (Adkins)  was  born  in  1892.  He  married 
Daisy  Crider  December  24,  1917  with  Dow 
Bowling  and  Eli  Ramey  as  witnesses.  Their 
children;  Virgil  married  Azza  Stewart;  Vernon 
married  Marie  Castle;  Ralph  married  Florene 
Oney;  Frank  married  Rosemary  Elswick;  Robert 
married  Beulah  Roberts  and  Teresa  Mullins; 
Ruby  married  John  H.  Robinson;  Thomas  mar- 
ried Forestine ,  and  Johnny  married  Mar- 

jorie  Combs. 

Mont  Jr.  "Shoeshine  Mont"  Bowling,  the 
seventh  child  of  Daniel  F.  and  Hannah  married 
Margie  Collins  on  September  25,  1917  and  they 
had  these  children;  Edward,  who  married  Helen 
Coleman-  Russell,  who  married  Betty  Vander- 
griff;  Josephine,  who  married  Charles  Tackett 
and  Robert  Osborne;  Montie  Gene,  who  married 
Inas  Mae  Crawford;  Theodore,  who  married 
Flo  Ann  Branham;  Willis  Ray,  who  married 
Corbett  Newsome;  Eleanor  Fay,  who  married 
Hubert  Collier;  Billy,  who  married  Dixie  Mul- 
lins and  Florene,  who  married  Frank  Sowards 
and  Allard  Osborne. 

Henry  Jr.,  "Little  Henry",  the  eighth  child 
of  Daniel  F.  and  Hannah  was  born  in  October 
1899  and  died  six  years  later  of  bloody  flux. 

Tempa,  daughter  of  Henry  Clay  Bowling 
was  born  May  7,  1862.  She  married  Eli  Ramey 
March  2,  1881.  In  the  1900  Pike  County  Cen- 
sus they  are  listed;  Eli,  born  February  1862, 
37,  married  18  years,  farmer,  born  (as  were  his 
parents)  in  Virginia;  Tempy,  born  January 
1860,  40,  married  18  years,  eight  of  eight 
children  still  living;  Paris,  18;  Maggie  17;  Bonah, 
a  son  15;  Gracie  13  and  Becky  8;  Jinnie  7;  John 
M.  3  and  Tilman  5/12,  as  of  June  8,  1900. 
(This  report  may  have  errors-  the  birth  dates 
given  and  ages  do  not  match.  Also,  the  children 
and  their  parents  are  listed  as  being  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, but  Eli,  himself,  was  born  in  Virginia. 
Oral  tradition  says  that  this  family  went  to 
Walla  Walla,  Washington,  but  Tempa  came  back 
and  is  buried  with  several  of  her  brothers  and 
sisters  in  the  Childers  Cemetery.  She  is 
supposed  to  have  shocked  her  relatives  when 
she  came  back  with   bobbed   hair  and  a  pistol 


on  each  hip.     I   need  more  information  on  this 
family. 

Lucy,  the  seventh  child  of  Henry  C.  and 
Rebecca  (Ratliff)  Bowling,  was  born  March  11, 
1866.  She  married  Jim  Maggard  born  Dec- 
ember 1860.  In  the  Pike  County  Census  of 
1900  they  were  listed;  James  39,  married  17 
years,  farmer,  birthplaces  of  him  and  his  parents 
were  in  Kentucky;  Lucy,  34,  married  17  years, 
with  one  of  the  two  children  born  to  her  still 
living;  her  father  born  in  NC  and  Mother  born  in 
VA  and  Saul  born  June  1883,  16  born  in  KY. 
In  the  1910  census  he  listed  his  parents  as  being 
born  in  VA  and  she  listed  her  mother's  birth- 
place as  KY.  He  owned  his  farm.  Their  son 
was  living  next  door.  His  listing  was;  Solly 
25,  renting  a  farm,  and  Mary  E.  (Belcher)  20 
with  Curtis  1  11/12  and  Virgie  E.  3/1.  Lucy 
was  also  buried  in  the  Childers  Cemetery  on 
Bowling  Fork. 

John  Morgan  Bowling,  the  eighth  child  of 
Henry  and  Rebecca  was  born  10  April  1868. 
He  married  1)  Martha  Bevins  and  they  had  one 
daughter,  who  died  as  an  infant.  He  married  2) 
Daisy  Olva  Thornbury,  who  was  born  3  Feb 
1880  and  died  27  Sep  1936.  In  the  1910 
Pike  County  Census  they  were  listed;  J.  M., 
42,  second  marriage,  12  years,  lawyer;  Daisy 
30,  married  once,  12  years  all  three  of  her 
children  still  living;  Gratho  9,  Marcus  and  Ed- 
ward. He  is  buried  in  the  Bevins  Cemetery. 

Gratho  (Grathorear)  "Jack"  was  born  6 
November  1900  and  died  5  December  1948. 
He  married  1)  Anna  Frank  and  they  had  child- 
ren; Fred  Morgan,  Jack  Jr.  and  Byron  Bowling. 
He  married  2)  Libby  ?  and  they  had  Patricia 
and  Steve. 

John  Marcus  the  second  child  of  J.  M.  was 
born  25  June  1903.  He  married  Mable  Pick- 
lesimer,  who  was  born  2  April  1903  and  died 
30  November  1982.  They  had  five  children; 
Olva  Anna,  Robert  Marcus,  Ruth  Jean,  Phyllis 
Lee  and  Wilma  Sue. 

Olva  Anna  was  born  28  August  1923. 
She  married  a  dairy  farmer,  Don  Crocker,  born 
5  March  1922.  (We  thank  her  for  this  family 
information.)  Their  address;  66  Station  Road, 
Valley  City,  Ohio  44280  and  phone  number: 
(216)  483-3607.  Their  family;  1)  David  Croc- 
ker married  Terri  Hoyer  and  they  have  sons, 
Justin  and  Josh  and  daughter,  Jaime.  They  are 
dairy  farmers,  too.  2)  Sandra  Lynn  married 
Tom  Graveno,  who  is  an  architect.  3)  Nancy 
Ann  married  Bill  Lupson  and  they  have  sons, 
Andy  and  Alex  (born  5  June  1985)  and  a 
daughter,  Olivia.  Nancy  is  an  elementary  school 
teacher  and  Bill  teaches  Industrial  Art.  4) 
James  Crocker  married  Sheila   Murphy.     They 


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have  two  daughters,  Amie  and  Meghan.    They 
are  also  dairy  farmers. 

Robert  Marcus  was  born  7  May  1925  and 
died  10  March  1928. 

Ruth  Jean  was  born  13  April  1927.  She 
married  Richard  Guthrie,  who  is  deceased.  She 
has  daughters,  Jean  and  Sarah,  who  married 
George  Little.  They  have  a  son.  Heath  Little. 
Ruth  (Boiling)  Guthrie  is  an  assistant  in  library 
work.  Her  address  is:  Box  243,  Rustburg,  VA 
24588. 

Phyllis  Lee  was  born  22  July  1929.  She 
married,  John  Stifter  III,  who  is  an  orthodon- 
tist. They  have  two  daughters,  Deborah  and 
Mara  and  a  son,  John  Stifter,  IV.  Their  address 
is  32950  Lake  Road,  Avon  Lake,  Ohio  44012. 

Wilma  Sue  was  born  3  August  1931.  She 
married  Ed  Caldwell  and  they  live  at  504  Wea- 
terly  Road  S.E.,  Huntsville,  Alabama  35803. 
Their  son,  Ed  Lee  married  Patty  ?  and  they  have 
Stephanie  and  Brian  Marcus  Caldwell.  Their 
daughter,  Cath,  married  Nickey  Watson.  They 
have  Melissa  Nicole,  born  24  May  1985  and 
Clarke,  who  is  younger. 

The  third  and  last  child  of  John  Morgan 
and  Daisy  (Thornbury)  Bowling  was  Edward 
Randolph,  who  was  born  24  June  1906.  He 
married  Mary  Lou  Hall  and  they  have  a  son, 
Edward  Christopher  "Chris"  born  29  August 
1948.  They  also  have  a  daughter,  Betty,  who 
was  born  7  November  1953.  She  married 
Craig  Watts  and  they  have  a  son,  Ryan  Edward 
Watts,  born  30  January  1984.  The  address 
for  Edward  R.  is  701  East  Pearl  Street,  Hannon- 
sville,  MO  64701  and  phone  number  is  (816) 
884-4449. 

The  ninth  child  of  Henry  Clay  and  Rebecca 
(Ratliff)  Bowling  was  Orpha,  who  was  born 
5  February  1870.  She  married  Bob  Hylton 
in  Whitesburg,  Letcher  County  Kentucky.  In 
the  1900  Pike  County  Census  they  are  listed: 
Bob,  born  April  1865,  35,  married  14  years, 
farmer  and  mother  born  in  VA:  Orpha,  born 
March  1870,  30,  married  14  years  with  six  of 
seven  children  born  still  living.  They  were: 
Alice  13;  Virgie  10;  Bart  9;  Philip  7;  Azzie  3 
and  Beck  8/12  (as  of  7  June  1900).  In  1910 
they  were  listed  as:  Robert  Helton,  47,  one 
marriage,  owned  farm,  parents  born  in  VA; 
Orpha  40,  one  marriage,  23  years,  father  born 
in  NC  and  nine  children  living  of  11  born  to 
her.  They  had  eight  in  their  household:  Bart 
19,  S,  a  locomotive  fireman;  Philip  17,  S, 
section  hand  on  railroad;  Azza,  d.  13;  Belle  10; 
(James)  Corbet  8;  Milburn  5;  Mousey  E.  4  and 
their  oldest  daughter,  Alice  Taylor  23,  married 
three  years  with  one  child,  Icy  7/12,  in  the  Hel- 
ton  household.      Robert  and  Orpha   (Bowling) 


Hylton  are  buried  on  the  Bowling  Fork  Ceme- 
tery. 

Henry's  twelfth  child,  Eugene,  was  born  ca 
1872.  His  mother  was  not  Rebecca,  but  she 
reared  him  along  with  her  own  children.  He 
married  1)  Minnie  B.  Webb  26  June  1891. 
Witnesses  were  James  Maggard,  Jack  Webb  and 
Reece  Bowling.  He  was  19,  birthplace  for  him 
and  his  mother  Pike  County,  Kentucky.  She 
was  17  and  b.  (along  with  her  parents)  in  Ohio. 
He  married  2)  Catherine  Coleman  29  April 
1897.  The  bond  was  signed  by  E.  J.  and  J.M. 
Bowling  and  Daniel  Coleman.  In  the  1810  Pike 
County  Census  the  family  was  listed:  E.J.  38, 
second  marriage,  12  years,  owned  farm;  Cather- 
ine 29,  first  m.  12  years  mother  born  NC  and 
all  five  of  her  children  living;  Blaine  17  (must 
have  been  the  son  of  Minnie);  James  12;  Jesse 
10;  Henry  8;  George  4;  and  John  1. 

Henry,  b.  15  August  1901,  son  of  Eugene 
and  Catherine  (Coleman)  Bowling,  married 
Goldie  Anice  Justice  (22  May  1905  -  10  Sep 
1921)  and  they  had  nine  children.  1)  James 
Ermel;  b.  8  June  1922,  m.  Emma  Jane  Hat- 
field. They  had  four  children;  Lucille,  b.  8 
July  1943,  Johnnie,  b.  8  December  1947, 
Jimmie,  b.  19  October  1951;  OIlie,  b.  2  Mar 
1951.  2)  George  Washington,  b.  9  Nov  1924, 
married  Geneva  Wolford.  They  had  four  child- 
ren; Ronnie,  b.  24  December  1944,  Donnie, 
b.  15  Feb  1946;  Linda,  b.  3  May  1947  and 
Mitchel.  3)  Eugene  Bowling,  b.  11  Feb  1930, 
married  Joyce  Stevens,  b.  10  June  1953  and 
had  Mildred  Jene  Bowling.  4)  Henry  Bowling 
Jr.  b.  27  June  1933,  married  Ruth  Collins  and 
had  Jean.  5)  Catherine  Bowling,  b.  27  June 
1936,  married  Ervin  Pruitt  and  they  had  eight 
children;  Donald,  b.  31  Nov  1952,  Jean,  Eugene 
b  27  June  1954,  Dorothy,  b.  10  Mar  1956, 
Debra  Dale,  b.  5  October  1958,  Betty,  Ricky, 
b.  27  Sep  1960  and  Mitchel  Joe  Pruitt.  6) 
Mollie,  b.  15  October  1938,  m.  Roosevelt  Les- 
ter. 7)  Betty  Lou,  b.  5  Sep.  1941,  m.  Roland 
Riffe.  They  have  two  children:  Kevin  and 
Cavity.  8)  Beulah,  b.  11  June  1945,  m.  Earl 
Bartley,  one  son  Earl  Jr.  9)  Kyris  Leo  Bowling, 
b.  28  Dec.  1948.  All  nine  children  were  born  in 
Pike  County. 

Reece,  the  tenth  child  of  Henry  C.  and 
Rebecca  (Ratliff)  Bowling,  was  born  in  April 
1872.  He  married  Cordelia  Overstreet  20  Jan 
1892  with  J.  W.  Webb  and  Frank  Sanders  as 
witnesses.  In  the  1900  Census  the  family  was 
listed  as:  Reece  b.  April  1872,  28,  married 
8  years,  father  born  NC:  Cordelia,  born  Aug 
1871,  28,  m  8  years,  father  born  NC;  Verna, 
b  1 8  Aug  1 893;  Lonza,  b.  1 7  Apri  I  1 895  5  and 
(Robert)    Darrel,   b.    13  April   1897,  3.     In  the 


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1910  Pike  County  Census,  the  head  of  house- 
hold was  Reece's  widow.  (He  had  been  killed 
by  a  relative  ca  1904-just  before  his  father 
died.)  The  household  list  was:  Dealie  38, 
widow,  owned  farm,  born  in  MO,  as  was  her 
mother;  Vernie  16;  (Alonzo)?  Drexel  15;  Maud 

9  (b.  5  Dec.  1901);  Hester  7  (b.  7  Apr  1903); 
and  Rebecca  m/1  73,  widowed  with  ten  children 
living  of  the  12  born  to  her,  still  living.  Verna 
married  John  Bartley,  Alonza  married  Lesta 
Yates,  Maude  married  1)  "Bee"  Ratliff  and  2) 
Ernest  Sanders  and  Hester  married  Davis  Little. 

William  Monteville,  "Lawyer  Mont",  the 
eleventh  child  of  Henry  and  Rebecca,  was  born 
28  Aug  1874  and  died  17  June  1946.  He  was 
buried  in  the  Bowling  Fork  Cemetery.  He 
married  1)  H.  V.  Jenkins  (Jenny  Overstreet, 
sister  to  Cordelia,  who  married  Reece  Bowling) 

10  Nov  1897  with  W.  E.  Flanary  as  surety  on 
his  bond.  He  married  2)  Virgie  Blankenship 
18  Dec  18,  1905  and  3)  Nerva  Adams.  He  had 
no  children. 

The  twelfth  child  of  Henry  and  Rebecca 
was  Sophia.  She  was  born  January  18,  1877, 
She  married  1)  John  Bartley  and  they  divorced. 
She  was  back  in  the  home  of  her  parents  in  1900 
with  her  four  children;  Acy  3,  born  in  Va;  Amy 
1  and  an  unnamed  baby  of  4/12  years.  Boone, 
aged  9,  must  have  been  a  stepson.  In  1910 
she  was  married  2)  to  Joel  Bartley  and  the 
family  was  listed:  Joe  25;  Sophia  33;  Ava 
13  stepson;  Ava  11  s/d;  Ora  10  s/d;  Osa  8  s/d; 
Okra  s/d  6;  Oil  4  and  Otis  1  8/12.  She  reported 
giving  birth  to  10  children,  with  7  living.  They 
lived  in  Hellier. 

The  thirteenth  child  of  Henry  and  Rebecca 
was  Henry  Clay  Bowling,  Jr.,  who  was  born 
January  1880.  He  married  Minnie  Mullins  of 
Dickerson  Co.,  Va.  Their  children  were  James 
Glenn,  b.  1903;  Hood,  b.  1905-  and  Pharmer 
Dudley,  b.  4  Sep  1908  (all  listed  in  1910  Pike 
County  Census);  Ethel  and  Sally  May  b.  17 
Nov.  1915. 


HERE  ARE  MORE  POPULAR 
REMEDIES  FROM  YESTERYEAR 

FOR  BABY'S  colic  or  indigestion,  the  leaves 
of  catnip  were  steeped  and  a  spoonful  of  the  tea 
was  given. 

To  prevent  winter  rheumatism,  some  old- 
timers  carried  a  buckeye  in  the  pocket  until  it 
was  worn  slick  as  a  ribbon.  Some  also  carried  a 
rabbit's  foot  for  good  luck,  while  others  wore 
one  on  their  watch  chain  as  a  good  luck  emblem. 
An  old-time  remedy  for  headache  was  to  apply 
bro  wn  paper  soaked  in  vinegar  to  the  head. 

A  popular  cure  for  asthma  was  to  have  the 
victim  inhale  the  pungent  odor  of  dry  dog  fennel 
burning  and  smoking.  Dog  fennel  has  a  strong, 
penetrating  scent;  botanists  call  it  "the  stinking 
daisy."  It  has  a  white  blossom  with  a  yellow 
center  and  is  common  in  waste  places,  such  as 
abandoned  hog  lots  and  barnyards.  It  is  called 
"dog  fennel"  as  dogs  are  known  to  wallow  in  it 
to  be  rid  of  fleas  or  the  mange. 

A  cure  for  "yaller  janders"  (jauncide)  was  a 
medicine  made  from  whild  cherry  bark  sweeten- 
ed with  molasses.  For  chest  congestion  and  bad 
colds,  a  tea  made  from  willow  twigs  or  the  bark 
was  taken  regularly  until  relief  was  found.  Wil- 
low tea  contains  aspirin  (salycylic  acid),  noted  as 
a  reliever  of  pain  and  congestion. 

For  the  winter  cough  a  tea  was  used,  which 
was  made  by  steeping  the  winter  rosettes  of  old- 
field  wooly  mullein  and  sweetening  this  with 
honey.  It  was  the  most  pleasant  tasting  cough 
syrup  I  ever  tried. 

The  strong-scented  juice  of  the  hulls  of  black 
walnuts  was  used  cure  ringworm.  The  strong  juice 
kills  the  fungus  causing  the  ring-like  patches. 

In  the  days  of  our  foreparents,  most  every 
family  kept  a  mad  stone  in  their  repertoire  of 
home  remedies.  Such  a  stone  was  taken  from  the 
stomach  of  a  deer;  it  was  kept  hanc'y  for  any 
emergency.  It  was  used  to  draw  out  the  poison 
of  spider  bites,  snake  bites  and  mad  dog  bites. 

Kerosene  was  an  old  stand-by  remedy,  much 
used  in  the  days  of  oil  lamps.  It  was  widely  used 
as  an  antiseptic  and  as  a  remedy  for  snakebites. 
Kerosene  has  a  deep  penetrating  power  and 
quickly  soaks  in  the  flesh,  to  counteract  the  poi- 
son. 

By    Rufus  M.  Reed 


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Col.  Robert  Boiling  was  Henry's  ancestor 
who  came  to  America  as  a  teenager.  He 
married  Jane  Rolfe,  the  only  granddaughter 
of  Pocohontas.  His  son  Colonel  John 
Boiling,  b  1676,  and  grandson  Major  John 
Bowling,  b  1700,  and  their  wives  shown 
below  him.  The  Boiling  line,  with  various 
spellings,  decended  on  to  Jared,  Justus  and 
Sarah  to  Henry  Clay  Bowling. 


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Seated  I  to  r:  Emmit  Rutherford,  Minnie  Boiling,  Creed  Boiling,  Dora  Rutherford,  Owen  Mul- 
lins,  Maggie  Standifer.  Standing  I  to  r:  Willard  Shortt,  Henry  Cantrell,  Esther  Hubbard,  Sam  Boi- 
ling, Bertha  Rutherford,  Bertie  Standifer,  Pearlie  Boiling.  Taken  by  Homer  Crawford  Photo- 
grapher in  191 2  at  Laurel  Fork  Schoolhouse. 

Courtesy  of  Ethel  Riddle 


Rebecca  (Ratliff)  Bowling 
B.  CA.  1836-  D.  CA.  1912 


Henry  C.  Bowling 

B.  CA.  1829 

Son  of  Sarah  Boiling 


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Jimmy  Mull  ins  (back),  Hannah  (Adkinsj  Bowling 
Annie  (Potter)  Bowling,  Boone  Bowling 


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Daniel  F.  Bowling 

B.  CA.  1859 

Son  of  Henry  C.  and  Rebecca  Bowling 


L  to  r:    Mont  Bowling,  Heen  Bowling,  Dover  Bowling,  Boone  Bowling,  Don  Bowling. 

Sons  of  Dan  &  Hannah  Bowling 


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Mary    Looney,    Orp    Little, 
Wright,  Alpha  Ratliff. 


Clara 


Rebecca  (Ratliff)  Bowling 


Elizabeth  Rebecca,  daughter  of 
Viola  Bowling  McGuire  (?) 


Ann  and  Boone  Bowling 

Doc  Sanders 

Annie  Ramey 

Louise  (Ratliff)  Francisco 


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This  is  Viola's  tiome  in  Acliille,  OK.   Reading  from  I  to  r:  Rosie  Broo/<s,  a  child  that  Viola  took  in  infancy  and  raised. 
was  sixteen  when  she  married  and  left.  Mr.  Tilmon  Womack,  Viola's  last  husband  and  Viola. 


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143 


Two  views  of  Henry  Bowling's  home  where  Viola,  who  loaned  the  pictures,  grew  up  and  married 


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THE  EPLING  FAMILY 


Compiled  by: 

Susan  M.  Jurban 

11109  Rossiter,  Detroit,  Michigan   48224 


The  first  known  Epiings  in  America  are 
found  in  the  Passenger  and  Immigration  List 
Index: 

EPPLING,  Gollfried  came  to  Philadelphia 
in  1764 

EPPLING,  Friederich  came  to  Philadelphia 
in  1764 

These  Epiings  were  probably  from  Germany 
and  most  likely  settled  in  the  German  settle- 
ment that  was  near  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

The  PA  Census  Record  for  1790  lists  three 
Epiings: 

EPLIN,  Frederick,  Philadelphia  Co.  -  2 
males  over  16,  2  males  under  16,  1  female 
EPLY,  George  Burke  Co.  —  1  male  over  16, 
1  female 

EPLY,  Henry  Burke  Co.  -  1  male  over  16, 
4  males  under  16,  3  females 

No  Epiings  (Eppling,  Epiy,  Epiin,  etc.) 
were  listed  in  the  VA  or  KY  Census  Index  for 
1790. 

In  the  1820  VA  Census  Index,  there  is  one 
Epiing: 

EPLING,  Issac  Giles  Co.  (this  may  have 
been    Issac    Epiing,   Sr.'    (b.    1805  VA)   uncle.) 

Per  "Giles  County  History  —  Families",  by 
the  Giles  County  Historical  Society,  Paul  Epiing 
appeared  in  Montgomery  County  (now  Giles), 
Virginia  in  1787.  He  probably  migrated  via  the 
Shenandoah  with  other  German-American  fami- 
lies from  Pennsylvania  after  the  Revolutionary 
War.  Per  Paul  Epiing's  will  of  1809,  his  wife's 
name  was  Anirorid,  and  he  had  the  following 
children: 

1)  John    Epiing    m.     1801     Lattice    Parson    - 
moved  to  Cabell  Co.  WV 

2)  Daniel    Epiing    m.    1800    Hannah    Ribble   - 
moved  to  Pike  Co.  KY 

3)  Issac   Epiing  m.    1804  Annie  Leggerwood  - 
remained  in  Giles  Co. 

4)  Paul    Epiing    m.    1801    Elizabeth    Harless   - 
he  died  in  1816. 

5)  Phillip   Epiing  m.   1812  Agnes  Harless  -  re- 
mained in  Giles  Co. 

6)  Catherine  Epiing  m.       ?         Lybrook 


THE  EPLINGS  OF  PIKE  COUNTY,  KY 

ISSAC  EPLING  (b.  1805  in  VA)  was  the 
first  known  Epiing  that  I've  been  able  to  find  in 
Pike  County,  Kentucky.  His  mother  or  step- 
mother may  have  been  Elizabeth,  as  in  the  1860 
Pike  Co.  Census,  an  Elizabeth  Epiing,  age  76 
(b.  in  VA)  was  living  with  Issac  and  his  family. 
His  father  may  have  been  Daniel  Epiing,  son  of 
Paul  Epiing  (who  died  in  1809  in  Giles  Co.  VA). 
Daniel  Epiing  married  in  1800  to  Hannah  Rib- 
ble, and  reportedly  moved  to  the  Pike  County, 
Kentucky  area  about  1810.  On  12-24-1856, 
in  Pike  Co.,  Dorcas  Epiing  (b.  1839),  daughter 
of  Henry  Epiing  married  Jacob  Hagey.  Henry 
Epiing  was  suppose  to  have  lived  in  Pike  County, 
according  to  the  marriage  bond.  He  may  have 
been  a  brother  to  Issac.  A  Henry  Epiing  (b.  ca. 
1810)  is  later  found  living  in  Buchanan  County, 
Virginia.  Issac  married  Morning  Amy  Taylor 
(b.  1809  in  TN),  she  may  have  been  the 
daughter  of  James  and  Mary  Taylor.  Issac  re- 
married a  second  time  on  3-24-1852  to  Anna 
Polly,  widow  of  David  Polly.  Known  children 
1st  marriage: 

1)  ISSAC  EPLING,  JR.  (b.  1828  KY)  m.  12- 
27-1846  to  Nancy  Hackney  (b.  1831  KY), 
d.  of  Thomas  and  Priscilla  Drake  Hackney. 
Issac  died  first,  prior  to  1870,  as  in  the 
1870  Pike  Co.  KY  Census,  Nancy  is  listed 
as  head  of  the  household.  Nancy  reportedly 
remarried  a  Ratliff,  and  is  buried  on  Ferrell 
Creek  in  Pike  Co.  KY.  children:  William  L., 
Margaret,  James,  Sindesta  Frances,  Pricey, 
Richard  L. 

2)  HENDERSON  (HENRY)  HARVEY  EP- 
LING (b.  1831  KY)  m.  3-25-1852  to  Jane 
Hunt,  d.  of  George  Hunt.  Children:  Wil- 
liam, John  G.,  Henry  I. 

3)  MARGARET  EPLING  (b.  1834  KY) 

4)  ELIZABETH  F.  EPLING  (b.  1836  KY)  m. 
5-30-1853  in  Pike  Co.  KY  to  John  Polly 

5)  JAMES   H.   EPLING  (b.   1838  KY)  m.  7-1- 

1858  in  Pike  Co.  KY  to  Clementine  Rowe, 
d.  of  Jacob  Rowe 

6)  AMANDA  EPLING  (b.   1841    KY)  m.  3-13- 

1859  to  Harvey  G.  Elswick 

7)  JOHN  B.  EPLING  (b.  1843  KY)  m.  12-29- 
1859  to  Margaret  (Mary  A.)  Rowe 

8)  LOUISA  EPLING  (b.  1844  KY)  m.  11-26- 
1868to  Winright  Adkins,  Jr. 


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9)  SARAH  EPLING  (b.  1847  KY)  m.  6-8 
1861  to  Reube  Rowe. 

10)  MARY  A.  EPLING  (b.  1849  KY)  m.  5-17 
1868  to  William  L.  Belcher 

Further  Information: 

7)  ISAAC  EPLING,  JR.  (b.  1828  Pike  Co. 
KY;  d.  prior  to  1870)  m.  12-27-1846  to  Nancy 
Hackney  (b.  1831  Pike  Co.  KY),  d.  of  Thomas 
and  Prisciall  Drake  Hackney.  Issac  apparently 
died  first,  as  in  the  1870  Census  Nancy  is  listed 
as  head  of  the  household.  Nancy  is  suppose  to 
have  remarried  a  Ratliff  and  is  buried  on  Ferrell 
Creek  in  Pike  Co.  KY.    Known  children: 

1)  WILLIAM  EPLING  (b.  1847  KY)  m.  9-11 
1871  in  Pike  Co.  KY  to  Lisey  Jane  Rowe. 
Children:  James  H.,  Dora,  Montaville,  Paris 
W.,  Nancy,  Harrison. 

2)  MARGARET  EPLING  (b.  1853  KY) 

3)  JAMES  EPLING  (b.  4-23-1853  or  1855; 
d.  5-24-1939).  He  was  born  in  Pike  Co. 
Ky,  and  died  in  Breaks,  Buchanan  Co.  VA. 
He  m.  10-8-1878  to  Didama  Mullins,  d.  of 
John  A.  and  Mariah  Reed  Mullins.  Children: 
Loretta  Ann,  Laura,  Gusta  Frances,  Jesse, 
Noah,  Samson  Park,  Lillie  Margaret,  Goldie 
Wealtha. 

4)  SINDESTA  FRANCES  EPLING  (b.  1856 
KY)  m.        ?      Slone,  lived  in  Big  Card,  KY. 

5)  PRICEY  EPLING  (b.  1859  VA) 

6)  RICHARD  L.  EPLING  (b.  1867  VA) 

5)  JAMES  H.  EPLING  (b.  4-23-1853  or  1855 
in  Pike  Co.  KY;  d.  5-24-1939  in  Breaks,  Buchan- 
an Co.  VA).  He  married  on  10-8-1878  in 
Buchanan  County,  VA  to  Didama  Mullins  (b. 
6-13-1859;  d.  6-26-1949),  daughter  of  John  A. 
and  Mariah  Reed  Mullins.  (John's  parents  were 
James  "Dr.  Jim"  and  Mary  "Polly"  Mullins 
Mullins.  Mariah's  parents  were  George  and 
Nancy  Skaggs  Reeds,  from  Montgomery  Co. 
VA.)  James  and  Didama  inherited  their  farm 
from  Didama's  father,  John.  This  property 
had  been  in  the  Mullins'  family  since  the  1850's, 
and  is  today  the  town  of  Breaks,  VA,  and  part 
of  the  Breaks  Interstate  Park.  James  and 
Didama  are  both  buried  at  Breaks,  VA  in  the 
Mullins  Cemetery,  which  is  in  the  middle  of  a 
golf  course.   Children: 

1)  LORETTA  ANN  EPLING  (12-3-1879;  11-12 
1920)  she  was  born  in  Pike  Co.,  KY  and 
died  in  Birchleaf,  Dickenson  Co.,  VA. 
She  is  buried  in  the  Edwards  Family  Ceme- 
tery near  Birchleaf,  with  her  second  husband. 


Noah  Edwards.  She  married  1)  George  Mc- 
Clellan  Hackney  (5-14-1871;  1-12-1918) 
on  4-12-1900  in  Buchanan  Co.  VA.  George 
was  the  son  of  Andrew  Jackson  and  Louisa 
Thornsbury  Hackney.  Loretta  and  Goerce 
were  second  cousins,  Loretta's  grandmother, 
Nancy  Hackney  Epiing  and  George's  grand- 
father, John  T.  Hackney  were  brother  and 
sister.  Loretta  and  George  first  settled  in 
Mouthcard,  Pike  Co.  KY  on  Little  Hackney 
Creek.  They  then  bought  a  farm  in  1914 
in  Dickenson  Co.  VA,  this  property  was 
once  part  of  the  Mullins'  land,  and  is  now 
part  of  the  Breaks  Interstate  Park.  After 
George's  death,  Loretta  remarried  2)  Noah 
M.  Edwards  (6-7-1880;  2-27-1931)  son  of 
Brice  Hamilton  and  Sarah  "Sally"  Hay 
Edwards.  Children  1st  marriage:  Hettie 
May,  Jettie  Frances,  Bessie  Wealtha,  Johnnie 
Park.   2nd  m.:   Opal. 

2)  LAURA  EPLING  (b.  ca.  1882;  died  in  in- 
fancy) 

3)  GUSTA  FRANCES  EPLING  (1885;  1939) 
she  is  buried  in  the  Mullins  Cemetery  in 
Breaks,  VA.  She  married  Morgan  T.  Owens. 
Children:  Noah  Martin,  Bertha  Ellen, 
Clarence  Jessie,  Maudie  Alice,  Corbett 
Ernest,  Thelma  May,  Cecil  Clayton,  Dixie 
Arlene. 

4)  JESSEE  EPLING  (5-20-1888;  d.  1982)  mar- 
ried 1)  Georgia,  2)  Emma,  3)  Edith  child- 
ren: Fred,  Evans,  Guy,  Claude,  Albert, 
Arthur,  Mildred. 

5)  NOAH  Epiing  (7-1-1891;  3-3-1942)  m.  1) 
Rebecca  Puckett,  he  then  m.  2)  Oggie  ?  . 
He  is  buried  in  Breaks,  VA.  Children: 
Clovis,  two  children  that  died  young,  June, 
Oval. 

6)  SAMSON  PARK  "PARKIS"  EPLING  (b. 
1896)  m.  1-13-1905  to  Dixie  Mullins. 
Children:  Archie,  Anna  Ray.  He  m.  2) 
Dochie  Owens. 

7)  LILLIE  MARGARET  EPLING  (b.  1897)  m. 
General  Mullins.  Children:  Oscar,  Opal, 
Ira,  Foster,  Gene,  Betty,  Shirley,  Ruby. 

8)  GOLDIE  WEALTHA  EPLING  (b.  1907)  m. 
Herbert  Stiltner.  She  lives  in  Breaks,  VA. 
Children:  Lloyd,  Lester,  Clinton,  Harold  T. 
Muriel  Dean,  Willard  Edward,  Shelbie  Jean. 


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(ABSTRACTS  FROM) 

EMZY  LEONARD  HACKNEY  AND  NETTIE  (JOHNSON)  HACKNEY'S 

FAMILY  GENEALOGY 

by:    Bernice  Hackney 


Emzy  Leonard  Hackney  was  born  July  26, 
1879,  a  son  of  Andrew  Jackson  and  Louisa,  or 
Loueasy,  Thornsbury.  Louisa  was  a  daughter 
of  Jack  and  Betty  (Polly)  Thornsbury  of  Mouth- 
card,  Kentucky.  Emzy  Leonard  Hackney  mar- 
ried Nettie  Johnson  on  March  16,  1903.  She 
was  born  November  2,  1888,  a  daughter  of 
Isaac  and  Louisa  (Hackney)  Johnson  of  Mouth- 
card,  Kentucky. 

"Grand  Daddy  Jack"  (Hackney)  gave  Emzy 
Leonard  the  "home  place".  Emzy  Leonard  and 
Nettie  moved  to  Horse  Narrows  Branch,  across 
the  Levisa  River  from  the  mouth  of  Little  Card 
Creek.  "Grand  Daddy  Jack"  lived  with  them 
and  died  in  the  1930's  and  is  buried  in  the 
Childress  Cemetery.  His  grave  is  not  marked  but 
he  is  buried  next  to  Fannie  Hackney  Justice 
Zell.  Louisa  Thornbury  Hackney,  his  wife,  is 
buried  in  the  Thornsbury  Cemetery.  She  died 
April  2,  1903,  approximately  three  weeks  after 
Emzy  Leonard  and  Nettie  were  married. 

"Grand  Daddy  Jack"  did  not  attend  public 
school,  but  was  very  good  in  arithmetic,  a  good 
farmer,  and  a  good  fisherman.  He  inherited  his 
farm  from  his  parents.  Louisa  Thornsbury 
Hackney  was  five  feet,  four  inches  tall,  with  a 
fair  complexion,  blue  eyes,  and  light  brown 
hair.  She  was  a  Methodist  and  a  devout  Chris- 
tian. John,  or  Johnny  Hackney,  father  of  An- 
drew Jackson,  was  a  Methodist  preacher  and 
circuit  rider  who  traveled  through  the  country 
preaching  the  gospel.  John  Hackney  owned 
many  acres  of  lane  from  the  Virginia  State 
Line  down  the  Levisa  River  to  Little  Card  Creek 
on  both  sides  of  the  Levisa  River.  Big  Hackneys 
Creek  and  Little  Hackneys  Creek  are  named  for 
these  Hackneys. 

Emzy  Leonard  "E.  L."  Hackney  served  as  a 
magistrate  and  was  often  referred  to  as  "Squire". 
He  also  served  as  a  deputy  sheriff.  He  was  a 
Republican  and  interested  in  politics.  Emzy 
Lenoard  died  December  6,  1945  after  an  ex- 
tended illness  and  his  funeral  was  at  the  Mouth- 
card  Baptist  Church  with  Rev.  E.  L.  Howerton 
in  charge  of  the  service. 

At  this  writing  (1985),  Nettie  Johnson 
Hackney  is  still  living  with  her  daughters,  Faye 
and  Phyliss  Jean,  in  Florida. 

CHILDREN  OF  EMZY  LEONARD 
AND  NETTIE  HACKNEY 

1.     Louise    Hackney,    born   January    27,    1905, 
married    Orville    Phillips    on    October    11, 


1927.  Orville  is  a  son  of  John  and  Susie 
(Fuller)  Phillips.  Louise  died  October 
10,  1968.  Their  children  are  Betty  Jo 
Phillips  and  Ronnie  Phillips. 

2.  Fred  Douglas  Hackney,  born  September 
3,  1907,  married  Bernice  West,  daughter  of 
Kenner  and  Verna  (Phillips)  West.  They 
have  one  daughter,  Billie  Jean  "Bibbs" 
Hackney,  born  April  12,  1930,  married 
Roy  Charles  Waggoner.  After  Fred  and  I 
divorced  I  bought  his  share  of  the  Hack- 
ney's Creek  farm  where  I  still  reside. 

Fred  Douglas  Hackney,  married  2nd,  Bessie 
Rosella  Muncy  on  November  19,  1958. 
They  have  five  children:  Nancy  Jane  Hack- 
ney; Shirley  Ann  Hackney;  Peggy  Sue  Hack- 
ney; Emzy  Leonard  Hackney;  and  Fred 
Douglas  Hackney. 

3.  Zell  Hackney,  born  April  16,  1909,  married 
first,  John  Matney,  son  of  Alex  and  Laura 
Matney.  They  had  one  daughter:  Phyllis 
Sue  Matney,  born  August  20,  1930.  After 
John  Matney's  death,  Zell  married  James 
Thompson,  born  November  31,  1914  and 
died  May  17,  1984.  Their  children:  Jimmy 
Chase  Thompson,  born  September  26,  1938; 
Jeanette  Ann  Thompson,  born  March  22, 
1940;  and  Robert  Dale  "Bobby"  Thomp- 
son, born  March  4,  1942. 

4.  Fannie  Hackney,  born  November  12,  1912, 
married  Roy  Justice,  son  of  James  and  Delia 
Salyer  Justice.  Fannie  died  of  kidney 
poisoning  fifteen  days  after  the  birth  of  their 
son.  Their  children:  Norma  Grey  Justice, 
born  November  22,  1932;  and  Samuel  Jus- 
tice, born  February  2,  1934. 

5.  Fonn  Hackney,  born  May  2,  1914,  married 
Glen  Thornsbury.  They  had  one  daughter, 
Joy  Ann  Thornsbury,  born  September  30, 
1934.  Glen  was  killed  and  Fonn  married 
2nd,  Roy  Belcher.  Roy  was  born  April  26, 
1916  and  drown  on  March  30,  1955.  He  is 
buried  in  the  Childress  Cemetery. 

6.  Faye  Hackney,  born  December  8,  1917, 
married  William  Freelin  "Bill"  Mutter,  a 
son  of  Walker  and  Saloma  Fuller  Mutter. 
Bill  was  born  December  7,  1926.  They  have 
two  sons:  William  Gary  Mutter,  born  June 
29,  1948; and  Jay  Mutter,  born  May  9,  1951. 

7.  Nell  Marie  Hackney,  born  September  18, 
1920,  married  Lloyd  D.  "L.D."  Perry, 
son  of  Lloyd  D.  and  Mayme  Adams  Perry, 
on  July  19,  1941.  Their  children:  Michael 
Perry,  born  June  29,  1942;  Patricia  Bronwyn 


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Perry,  born  May  24,  1949;  Frederick  Perry, 
born  September  19,  1951. 
8.  Phyliss  Jean  Hackney,  born  April  13,  1927, 
married  James  Walker  "Bob"  Mutter,  Oc- 
tober 15,  1947.  He  was  born  February  3, 
1928,  a  son  of  Walker  and  Soloma  Fuller 
Walker.  Their  children:  Bobby  Gene  Mut- 
ter, born  January  20,  1949;  and  James 
Walker  "Joe"  Mutter,  born  August  31,  1954. 

(Editor's  Note:  The  above  information  was 
abstracted  from  a  sixteen  page  booklet  prepared 
by  Bernice  West  Hackney  in  1985.  The  Pike 
County  Historical  Society  has  a  copy  on  file.) 


OLD  WEATHER  SAYINGS 


If  it  thunders  in  February,  there'll  be  frost  in 


May. 


A  red  sky  at  night  is  a  sailor's  delight. 

A  circle  round  the  moon,  at  some  distance, 
is  generally  followed  with  rain  the  next  day. 

Martins  or  sea  gulls  flying  high  in  the  sky  at 
sunset,  means  a  change  in  the  weather. 


EVERLASTING  WATER 

Along  about  the  year  1870,  there  was  an  old 
Baptist  preacher  at  what  is  known  as  High  Knob, 
Kentucky.  Him  and  his  brother-in-law  had  fellen 
out  over  a  well.  He  wanted  to  water  his  jenny  and 
get  his  drinkirg  water  for  hisself  and  his  wife  out 
of  his  well,  and  his  brother-in-law  wouldn't  let 
him.  He  has  to  go  to  the  old  Billy  McDaniel  water- 
mill  to  get  his  drinking  water  and  water  to  cook 
with,  and  water  to  water  his  jenny. 

In  that  year  and  date  they  didn't  have  any 
sech  a  things  as  cream  cars  nor  containers  of  any 
kind— only  open  churns.  So  he  had  to  take  an 
open  churn  and  ride  that  jenny  and  carry  it  five 
miles.  And  so  the  old  man  says  to  his  old  lad\ , 
"I'll  have  everlasting  water  of  my  own. " 

And  she  said,  "How  are  you  going  to  get 
that?" 

He  said,  "I'm  going  out  here  on  this  dry 
bank  and  pray  for  God  to  send  me  everlasting 
water. " 

So  that  evening  he  goes  to  the  woods  and 
cuts  him  down  a  black  gur'  tree  and  cuts  him  off 
thirty  inches  of  the  holler  of  that  gum  tree.  He 
come  back  and  digs  down  in  a  dry  place  where 
they  had  never  been  a  bit  o'  water  run  there  be- 
fore. And  that  evening  at  five  o'clock  he  knelt 
down  and  prayed  for  God  to  send  him  everlasting 
water  so  that  him  and  his  jenny  and  his  wife  may 
have  everlasting  water. 

Well,  the  next  morning  he  gets  up  and  goes 
out  and  they's  no  water  there.  He  knelt  down  at 
sunrise  and  prayed  again  for  everlasting  water  so 
that  him  and  his  jenny  and  wife  may  have  plenty 
of  drinking  water,  and  plenty  of  water  of  all  kinds. 
Well,  that  day  they's  no  water  raised. 

So  the  next  night  he  knelt  down  and  prayed 
again  for  everlasting  water.  And  when  he  got  up 
the  next  morning  the  gum  was  full  of  good  clear 
water,  and  water  a-running  sixty  foot,  abundance 
of  water. 

And  it's  never  failed  since.  And  they's 
been  sawmills,  cattle  watered  out  of  it,  and  they've 
never  been  able  to  sink  that  one  foot  down  in  that 
gum.  And  that  happened  at  High  Knob, 
Kentucky.  That's  a  true  fact  now.  And  I  can 
find  you  twenty  different  old  men  and  old  women 
that  will  swear  to  the  facts  of  that. 


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THE  HACKNEY  FAMILY 


Compiled  by:    Susan  M.  Jurban 

Allied  Families: 
Drake,  Epiing,  Hurley,  Mullins,  Polly,  Reed,  Taylor,  Thornsbury 


It  is  my  hope  that  the  following  genealogy 
of  the  Hackney  family  will  be  of  interest  to 
those  who  descend  from  John  and  Jane  V. 
Hackney  of  Russell  County,  Virginia  (now 
Buchanan  County).  My  Hackney  ancestor  was 
their  son,  Thomas,  who  lived  in  Pike  County, 
Kentucky.  My  genealogy  is  therefore  mostly 
centered  on  Thomas  and  his  wife's  descendants, 
and  includes  my  Grandmother,  Bessie  Wealtha 
Hackney  Edwards'  family. 

My  history  is  in  chart  form.  I  have  used  an 
*  asterisk  to  show  my  direct  ancestral  line 
(grandparents,  great-grandparents,  etc.).  All 
others  are  the  other  children  of  these  grand- 
parents, etc.  I  have  not  gone  into  much  de- 
tail on  a  lot  of  these  other  descendants  as  I 
do  not  have  much  data  on  most  of  them.  This 
chart  starts  with  my  first  known  Hackney 
ancestor,  John  Hackney,  Sr.  Each  descendant 
has  a  letter  and  number  attached  to  his  or  ner 
name.  Starting  with  John  Hackney,  Sr.,  the 
letter  and  number  is: 

A-1  -  1st  generation 
B-1  —  2nd  generation 
C-1    —  3rd  generation,  etc. 

I've  also  included  a  brief  history  of  early 
known  Hackney  settlers  in  America,  and  the 
origins  of  the  Hackney  name.  It  is  very  possible 
that  our  John  Hackney,  Sr.  was  a  descendant  of 
one  of  the  early  settlers  in  Burlington,  New 
Jersey.  Since  he  enlisted  in  the  military  in 
Delaware  and  married  there,  it  would  seem  that 
he  must  have  been  from  the  Delaware  area.  I 
have  not  been  able  to  find  any  records  of 
Hackneys  living  in  Delaware,  so  I  feel  that  his 
family  must  have  lived  in  either  New  Jersey, 
Pennsylvania  or  Maryland,  as  all  of  these  States 
border  Delaware. 

Much  of  my  information  was  obtained  from 
Census  Records,  tombstones,  marriage  records, 
death  records  and  from  relatives.  Some  of  the 
people  who  have  helped  are:  Gladys  Czachow- 
ski  of  Brandenton,  Florida,  the  daughter  of 
Stacy  and  Sindusta  Hackney  Edwards;  Bernice 
Hackney  of  Mouthcard,  Kentucky;  Harve 
Hackney  of  Mouthcard,  Kentucky;  Marieda 
Edens  of  Charleston,  West  Virginia;  and  many 
others. 

The  research  on  the  Hackney  family  still 
has  alot  of  work  to  be  done  on  it.  I  would 
therefore  appreciate  hearing  from  anyone  who 
may    be    able   to   provide    me   with    a  'ditional 


information  on  some  of  the  Hackney  descend- 
ants that  I  do  not  have  much  data  on.  Also,  if  I 
have  made  any  errors,  I  would  appreciate  being 
advised  of  my  mistakes.  I  have  tried  to  be  as 
accurate  as  possible,  however  errors  may  have 
been  made.  Names  and  other  data  may  have 
been  misspelled  or  misread,  and  typographical 
errors  may  have  been  made. 

Susan  M.  Jurban,  compiler 
11109  Rossi ter 
Detroit,  Ml   48224 

Date:    February  15,  1986 


THE  HACKNEY  FAMILY 

The  Hackney  name  was  apparently  French 
and  was  originally  spelled— De  Hacquenee.  The 
De  was  eventually  dropped  and  in  time  Hac- 
quenee became  Hackenee,  Hackeney,  and  finally 
Hackney.  A  town  north  of  London  was  named 
Hackney,  and  when  a  crier  would  call:  "A  pony 
for  Hackney"  or  "A  chaise  for  Hackney", 
until  Hackney  came  to  mean  a  pony  and  chaise. 
The  following  Hackneys  are  in  early  English 
records: 

Benedict  de  Hakeneye,  London,  1273 

(Hundred  Rolls) 
Robert  de  Hakeneye,  London,  1273 

(Hundred  Rolls) 
Roberta  De  Hacquenee,  London,  1321 
Alice  De  Hacquenee,  Sheriff  of  London, 

1322 
Adam  de  Hakenay,  1379  (Poll  Tax,  West 

Riding  of  Yorkshire) 
Peter  Hackeney  married  2  Feb.  1594  to 

Elizabeth  Lockett 

It  is  very  likely  that  the  Hackneys  of  Pike 
County,  Kentucky  and  Buchanan  and  Dickenson 
Counties,  Virginia  descend  from  Hackneys  that 
first  settled  in  Burlington  County,  New  Jersey. 
These  Hackneys  were  from  England  and  be- 
longed to  the  Society  of  Friends,  or  Quakers. 
One  of  the  known  families  was  Joseph  Hackney 
of  Hempstead,  Hertfordshire,  England.  He 
married  in  1675  to  Elizabeth  Jennings,  sister 
of  Governor  Samuel  Jennings  of  New  Jersey. 
They  were  the  parents  of  at  least  six  children: 
John,    Samuel,    Joseph,    Sarah,    Edward    and 


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Susannah.  In  1690,  John  and  Samuel  came  to 
America.  Samuel  moved  to  North  Carolina 
where  he  died  in  1762.  John  stayed  in  the  New 
Jersey  area.  He  had  at  least  one  son  named 
Joseph.  Joseph  married  Charity  Harlan  in  1731 
and  they  moved  to  Chester  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania. After  Joseph  died  in  1744  in  Chester 
County,  Charity  remarried  at  Wilmington,  Dela- 
ware to  Francis  Baldwin.  Joseph  and  Charity 
Harlan  Hackney  had  five  known  children:  Mary 
(b.  1735),  Aaron  (b.  1738),  Sarah  (b.  1740), 
Joseph  (b.  1743),  and  John  (b.  1744).  Aaron 
(b.  1738)  apparently  moved  to  Fayette  County, 
Pennsylvania  and  had  sons:  George,  Joseph, 
John,  Jehu  and  Aaron.  Aaron's  son,  John  would 
have  been  about  the  right  age  to  have  been  our 
ancestor,  who  was  born  in  1 760. 

Joseph  and  Elizabeth  Jennings  Hackney  may 
have  also  came  to  America  and  settled  in  New 
Jersey.  Their  daughter,  Susannah  married 
George  Fox  in  1696  at  Burlington  Meeting,  New 
Jersey.  Whether  any  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth's 
other  children  came  to  America,  it  is  not 
known.  Their  son,  Joseph  went  to  Australia. 
From  "The  Journal  of  Historical  Society" 
Volume  10,  page  26,  it  states:  "On  Thursday 
last,  died  immensely  rich,  at  his  own  house  in 
Old  Street,  London,  Mr.  Hackrey.  One  of  a 
people  called  Quakers,  an  eminent  scarlet  dyer, 
a  wool  merchant,  in  1737."  This  may  have  been 
Joseph  Hackney,  so  it  is  possible  he  did  not 
move  to  America. 

There  were  other  Hackneys  in  Burlington 
County,  New  Jersey.  Thomas  died  in  1695,  and 
per  his  will  had  children:  William  (lived  in 
Northhampton  Shire,  England),  Sarah,  Agnes 
and  Thomas  (deceased,  of  Huntington  Shire, 
England).  Also,  William  Hackrey's  will  of  1712- 
13  lists  wife,  Elizabeth  and  sons,  Thomas  and 
William.  These  other  Hackneys  were  probably 
related  to  Joseph  and  Elizbeth  Jennings  Hack- 
ney-maybe Joseph's  brothers. 

There  were  also  Hackneys  living  in  Mid- 
dlesex County,  Virginia.  There  was  William  and 
Elizabeth  Wilkins  Hackney,  who  married  in 
1735.  There  children  were:  Salle,  Benjamin, 
Priscilla,  Jacob,  Luse,  Absolom  and  Lewis. 
William's  parents  were  probable  William  and 
Alice  Hackney,  they  had  at  least  three  children: 
William,  John  and  Benjamin.  William's  father 
may  have  also  been  a  William  Hackney.  There 
are  wills  listed  in  Middlesex  County  for  the 
following  Hackneys:  William,  Sr.  (1701), 
William  (1753),  Elizabeth  (1761),  and  William 
(1776). 


A-1        JOHN   HACKNEY,  SR.  (b.  ca.  1755;  d. 
1-10-1843)    b.    in   PA   (?),   m.  on   5-16- 
1 786  in  New  Castle,  Delaware  to  Jane  V. 
?        (b.  8-1768;  d.   ca.   4-1855).      His 
parents  names  and  his  place  of  birth  are 
unknown;  however  it  is  possible  that  his 
family  was  from  either  Delaware,  New 
Jersey  or  Pennsylvania.    He  was  a  soldier 
in  the    Revolutionary  War.     He  enlisted 
on  3-10-1778  in  Delaware  and  served  as 
a    fifer    in    the    Delaware   Blues  for  the 
Battle  of  Cow-pens.     He  was  in  two  en- 
gagements    under     General     Green     at 
Guilford  and  one  at  Camden.     He  was 
also  at  the  seige  of  Ninety-six  and  at  the 
Battle   of    Eutan   Spring.      He  was  dis- 
charged at  New  Castle,  Delaware.    John 
and   Jane   first  settled   in   Pennsylvania, 
and  at  least  two  of  their  children  were 
born  there.  They  then  lived  in  Botetourt 
and  Montgomery  Counties,  Virginia  be- 
fore   moving    to    Russell    County,    VA. 
They  first  settled  in  Glade  Hollow(near 
John  Counts,  Sr.),  and  then  moved  to 
the  Clinch  River.     John  received  a  pen- 
sion for  his  services  during  the  Revolu- 
tionary War  of  $8.00  per  month.    He  was 
listed    in    the  Census  of  Pensioners  for 
Revolutionary     Services     on     June     1, 
1840  as  living  in    Russell   County,  VA, 
age   85.      After  John's  death,  Jane  re- 
ceived a  widow's  pension  of  $88.00  per 
year.    Jane's  maden  name  and  the  names 
of   her  parents  are  unknown.     One  re- 
searcher, Grace  Hackney  of  Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin   feels  her  maiden   name  may 
have  been  Vail,  as  she  named  one  of  her 
daughters  this,  and  also  as  she  used  the 
middle  initial  V.    Vail  is  not  a  common 
name;  however,  it  is  found  in  Delaware 
records  where  Jane  was  born.     A  John 
Vail  died  in  1775  in  Delaware,  and  per 
his    will,    his    wife's    name    was    Jane. 
Both  John  and  Jane  V.    Hackney  died 
in    Russell   County,   Virginia,     children: 

B-1  POLLY  HACKNEY  (b.  6-30-1787) 
b.  in  PA,  never  appears  to  have 
married. 

B-2  JOHN  HACKNEY,  JR.  (b.  2-17-1789 
in  PA;  d.  1868  in  Russell  Co.  VA), 
he  m.  Nancy  (possible  last  name 
Anderson)  (b.  ca.  1791,  Montgomery 
Co.,  VA).  They  lived  in  Russell  Co. 
VA.   children: 


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C-1  LUCINDA  HACKNEY  (b.ca.  1817 
Russell  Co.  VA) 

C-2  JOHN  G.  HACKNEY  (b.  ca.  1817- 
20  Russell  Co.  VA)  m.  Susannah  ? 
children:    Jefferson,  Albert,  Mahala 

C-3  DAVID  T.  HACKNEY  (b.  ca. 
1818-21  Russell  Co.  VA;  d.  1892- 
98  Jackson  Co.  WV)  nn.  on  10-8- 
1855  in  Jackson  Co.  WV  to  Sarah 
Ann  Ray  (b.  1831;  c.  5-21-1913 
Jackson  Co.  WV)  known  child: 
Nancy  Ellen 

C-4  NANCY  HACKNEY  (b.  1826  Rus- 
sell Co.  VA;  d.  ca.  1890  Roane  Co. 
WV)  m.  ca.  1849  to  Thomas  Ashby 
(b.ca.  1828) 

C-5  ANDERSON  HACKNEY  (b.  1827 
Russell  Co.  VA)  m.  1)  Mary  ?  (b. 
1829)  and  2)  Polly  Adkins  (b.  12-7- 
1848)  child  known  1st  m.:  Nancy 
E. 

C-6  JANE  HACKNEY  (b.  1831;  d. 
1898  Roane  Co.  WV  (?)  )  m.  ca. 
1847  John  Thompson  (b.  1812; 
d.  1918) 

cont'd,  children  of:   John  and  Jane  V.  Hackney 

B-3  NANCY  HACKNEY  (b.  ca.  1792)  m. 
Elias  Adkins  on  3-4-1824  in  Pike  Co. 
KY  She  had  one  or  two  children  prior 
to  her  marriage:  John  Hackney  and 
possibly  Jane.  Children  from  her 
marriage:    Nancy,  Polly,  James. 

B-4  JANE  HACKNEY  (b.  ca.  1794)  A 
Jane  Hackney  m.  in  1812  in  Giles  Co. 
VA  to  a  David  Anderson,  this  was 
probably  the  daughter  of  John  and 
Jane.  In  the  1840  Russell  Co.  Census, 
David  Anderson  and  his  family  were 
living  there,  in  the  1850  Census,  this 
family  was  in  Tazewell  Co.  VA.  In 
the  1860  Buchanan  Co.  VA  Census,  a 
Jane  Anderson  was  in  the  home  of 
Squire  and  Mary  Adkins.  Children: 
Mary,  Nicodemus,  Didama,  Elizabeth, 
Rebecca,  David,  Joseph. 

B-5  THOMAS  HACKNEY  (b.  1796;  d.ca. 
1870)  b.  in  VA,  m.  on  4-18-1817  in 
Floyd  Co.,  KY  (Pike  Co.  was  created 
from  Floyd  Co.  in  1821)  to  Priscilla 
Drake  (b.  ca.  1798  in  Montgomery 
Co.  VA),  d.  of  Michael  and  Jane 
Drake  of  Montgomery  Co.  VA. 
Thomas  and  Priscilla  settled  in  Mouth- 
card,  Pike  Co.  KY  on  Hackney  Creek. 


C-7 


C-8^ 


At  one  time,  he  owned  all  the  land 
from  the  KY-VA  State  Line  on  the 
Levisa  River  on  both  sides  of  the  river 
to  and  including  Little  Card  Creek. 
It  is  not  known  where  they  are  buried; 
however  it  is  possible  that  they  are 
buried  in  the  Hackney  Creek  Cenr'e- 
tery,  off  Hackney  Creek.  His  son, 
Ephraim  is  buried  there,  as  are  other 
Hackney  descendants.  The  following 
is  from  "Old  Tom  Hackney",  written 
by  William  Ely,  in  1887:  "Tom 
Hackney  was  a  noted  character  of 
Sandy  Valley.  Along  the  banks  of  the 
Levisa  Fork,  as  it  plows  through  the 
mountain  pass  from  Wise  Co.,  VA  to 
Pike  Co.  KY,  here  for  a  long  time 
lived  Tom  Hackney  .  .  .  Mr.  Hack- 
ney was  part  of  the  wild  scene  him- 
self. He  was  as  unruly  in  person  and 
dress  as  the  half-starved,  stunted  limbs 
of  the  place.  In  speech  he  was  not 
only  uncoth,  but  vulgar.  But  he  was  a 
fair  liver,  and  many  noted  men  have 
in  time  gone  by  partaken  of  his  hos- 
pitality. General  John  C.  Breckin- 
ridge has  been  his  guest.  Mr.  Hackney 
must  have  had  a  good  wife,  for  his 
descendants  are  by  no  means  wild, 
like  their  ancestor.  Captain  O.C. 
Bowles  built  a  craft  to  ply  the  waters 
of  the  Big  Sandy  from  Pike  to  Catt- 
lettsburg.  He  gave  to  his  craft  the 
name  of  Tom  Hackney,  and  as  the 
boat,  or  monster  came  plowing 
through  the  water  towards  you,  you 
instinctively  felt  like  getting  away,  so 
hideous  did  it  appear.  Should  you  be 
brave  enough  to  go  aboard,  you  would 
be  amazed  at  the  wild  construction 
used  to  propel  the  craft.  Tom  Hack- 
ney was  the  image  of  the  wild  nature 
surrounding  him,  and  the  steamer 
named  to  publish  his  name  was  an 
image  of  him."  children: 

POLLY  HACKNEY  (b.  ca.  1818) 
m.  2-20-1827  Pike  Co.  KY  to  John 
Elswick 

JOHN  T.  (THOMAS?)  HACKNEY 
(b.  ca.  1820  in  Pike  Co.  KY)  m.  on 
9-21-1842  in  Pike  Co.  KY  to 
Frances  "Franky"  Hurley  (b.  ca. 
1825  in  KY)  d.  of  Sam  and  Sarah 
Hurley  (Sam  was  b.  ca.  1800  in  TN, 
he  may  be  a  descendant  of  Isiah 
Hurley,  b.  Ireland  or  MD;d.  before 


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1818  in  Green  Co.  TN).    John  and 
Franky    lived    in    Mouthcard,    Pike 
Co.    KY.      In   the   1850  and   1860 
Pike  Co.  KY  Census  Records,  they 
were   living  near  Thonnas  and  Pris- 
cilla  Hackney.    On  John's  marriage 
bond,  Thomas  Hackney  signed  as  a 
witness.       One    of    his    grandsons, 
Harve     Hackney,     who     lives     in 
Mouthcard    says    that    his    father, 
Madison  (D-8),  brother  of  Andrew 
Jackson   (D-3)   had  an   Uncle  Eph- 
raim    Hackney  (C-12).     Since  Eph- 
raim    was   a  son  of  Thomas,  then 
John    (C-8)    must    have  been   Eph- 
raim's      brother      and      therefore 
Thomas'  son.     Also,  Bernice  Hack- 
ney of  Mouthcard  states  that  John's 
father   was  Thomas.     John   was  a 
farmer  and  according  to  Bernice  he 
was  also  a  Methodist  preacher  and  a 
circuit  rider.    This  meant  he  would 
travel     through     the    country     on 
horseback    in    isolated    areas    and 
preach  the  gospel.  John  and  Frank- 
y  are  buried  at  the  mouth  of  Little 
Card   Creek    in    Mouthcard    in   the 
Childress  Cemetery.     There  are  no 
grave  markers,  but  the  cemetery  is 
well  taken  care  of  and  fairly  easy  to 
get  to.     At  the  other  end  of  Little 
Card  Creek  is  the  Hurley  Cemetery, 
where   probably  some  of  Franky's 
family  is  buried.    There  are  only  a 
few    stones,    and    it    is   very    over- 
grown.        According     to     Bernice 
Hackney,    Thomas    Hackney    gave 
John  for  his  inheritance,  land  from 
Little     Hackney     Creek    down    to 
Little  Card  Creek,  including  Little 
Card,  children: 

D-1  GEORGE  W.  HACKNEY  (b. 
1843  KY)  m.  Nancy  Elswick 
lived  in  KY.  children:  Louisa, 
Sarah 

D-2  SARAH  HACKNEY  (b.  1845 
KY)  m.  on  12-14-1865  in  Pike 
Co.  KY  to  Thompson  Elswick, 
he  drowned  in  the  Guyan  River 
at  Gilbert,  WV.  children:  Hen- 
derson, Nancy,  Victoria,  Birdie, 
Lucy,  Thomas,  Basil,  George, 
William,  Frances. 


D-3*  ANDREW  JACKSON  "JACK- 
HACKNEY  (b.  August  1849;  d. 
ca.  1930's)  b.  in  Mouthcard, 
Pike  Co.  KY,  m.  on  4-18-1867  in 
Pike  Co.  KY  to  Louisa  "Lueasy" 
E.  Thornbury  (b.  November 
1847;  d.  4-2-1903)  b.  in  KY,  d. 
of  John  and  Elizabeth  "Betsy" 
Polley  Thornbury  (they  were  m. 
on  2-15-1833  in  Pike  Co.  KY,  he 
was  the  son  of  Martin  and  Milla 
Atkins  Thornbury,  she  was  the  d. 
of  James  and  Sally  Polley.)  An- 
drew and  Louisa  lived  in  Mouth- 
card, near  Hackney  Creek.  He 
was  a  farmer,  he  had  inherited 
his  farm  from  his  parents.  Ac- 
cording to  Bernice  Hackney, 
Louisa  was  5'4"  tall,  with  a  fair 
complexion,  blue  eyes  and  light 
brown  hair.  She  was  a  Metho- 
dist, and  a  devout  Christian.  An- 
drew is  buried  in  the  Childress 
Cemetery  on  Little  Card  Creek, 
but  there  is  no  tombstone,  he  is 
suppose  to  be  buried  next  to  his 
son,  Emzy,  and  Fannie  Hackney 
Justice  Zell.  Louisa  is  suppose 
to  be  buried  at  another  cemetery 
"down  below  Mouthcard".  It's 
possible  that  this  cemetery  is  the 
Thornbury  Cemetery,  and  that 
it  is  located  at  the  head  of  Hack- 
ney Creek.  When  we  tried  to 
go  there,  we  found  it  very  hard 
to  get  to.  It  only  has  some  very 
old  stones  that  could  not  be 
read,   children: 

E-1  JOHN  HACKNEY  (b.  1868 
KY)  m.  1)  Mary  Elswick.  He 
then  m.  2)  America  Stanley, 
children:   Cosby,  Gusta 

E-2*      GEORGE  McCLELLAN 

HACKNEY  (5-14-1870;  1-12- 
1918)  he  was  born  in  Pike  Co. 
KY,  and  died  in  Dickenson 
Co.  VA.  He  m.  on  4-12-1900 
in  Buchanan  Co.  VA  to  Lor- 
etta  Ann  Epiing  (12-3-1879; 
11-12-1920)  she  was  born  in 
KY,  and  died  in  Dickenson 
Co.  VA.  Loretta  was  the  d.  of 
James    and     Didama    Mullins 


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Epiing  (See  D-1 1).  They  lived 
in  Mouthcard,  then  in  1914 
nnoved  to  Breaks,  Dickenson 
Co.  VA.  The  property  that 
was  their  farm  is  now  part  of 
the  Breaks  Interstate  Park. 
George  is  buried  in  the  Mullins 
Family  Cemetery  (land  that 
was  owned  by  Loretta's  Uncle 
Enoch),  and  now  sits  in  the 
middle  of  a  golf  course.  Lor- 
etta  remarried  on  3-19-1919 
to  Noah  M.  Edwards,  s.  of 
Brice  anc!  Sarah  Hay  Edwards. 
They  had  one  child.  Opal 
Edwards.  Loretta  is  buried 
with  Noah  in  the  Edwards 
Family  Cemetery  near  Birch- 
leaf,  Dickenson  Co.  VA. 
children:   George  and  Loretta: 

F-1  HETTIE  MAY  HACKNEY 
(2-28-1901;  2-10-1962)  b. 
in  Mouthcard,  Pike  Co.  KY, 
m.  Freddie  Edwards  (2-16 
1901;  2-22-1971)  children: 
Elma,  Howard,  Retta,  Otis, 
Crissie,  Ronald,  Betty, 
Noah. 

F-2  JETTIE  FRANCES  HACK- 
NEY (1-22-1907)  b.  in 
Mouthcard,  Pike  Co.  KY, 
M.  Linden  Edwards  (6-27- 
1905;  4-17-1967)  children: 
Ambrose  W.,  Nelson,  Ulyss, 
Linden,  George,  Gloria, 
Lola,  Johnny. 

F-3*  BESSIE  WEALTHA  HACK- 
NEY (4-23-1909)  b.  in 
Mouthcard,  Pike  Co.  KY, 
m.  on  8-2-1924  in  Wayne 
Co.  Ml  to  Trigg  Edwards 
(9-12-1902)  s.  of  Noah  and 
Crissie  Deel  Edwards.  They 
live  in  Troy,  Ml.  children: 

G-1*  LENA  EDWARDS  (7-20- 
1925)  b.  in  Detroit, 
Wayne  Co.  Ml,  m.  on 
6-12-1946  in  Pontiac, 
Oakland  Co.  Ml  to 
Thomas  Joseph  Hobbs 
(2-9-1923)  s.  of  Ernest 
William  and  Edna  M. 
Aller  Hobbs.  They  live 
in  Rochester,  Ml  child- 
ren: 


cont'd,  children: 
Edwards 


H-1         NANCY  CAROL 

HOBBS  (6-17-1947) 
m.  on  5-7-1965  in  Ro- 
chester, Ml  to  Larry 
Phillip  Rodgers  (9-24- 
1945)  s.  of  Larry  L. 
and  Catherine  W.  West 
Rodgers.  Lives  in  Mt. 
Clemens,  Ml.  child- 
ren: 

J-1  MARSHA  LYNN 

RODGERS  (10-22- 

1966) 
J-2         VICTORIA  ANN 

RODGERS    (11-16- 

1969;1 1-16-1969) 
J-3         MELISSA  MARIE 

RODGERS     (10-29 

1971) 
J-4         LAURIE  CATH- 

LEEN  RODGERS 

(7-25-1977) 

H-2        SUSAN  MARIE 

HOBBS  (5-14-1952) 
m.  on  7-18-1975  in 
Royal  Oak,  Ml  to  Mic- 
hael Jonathan  Jurban 
(3-14-1947)  s.  of  Mic- 
hael Paul  and  Violet 
Vernice  Wassick  Jur- 
ban (Dzurban).  Lives 
in  Detroit,  Ml.  child- 
ren: 

J-5         MICHAEL  THOMAS 
JURBAN    (1-5-1979) 

J-6         AMANDA  MARIE 
JURBAN    (8-8-1981 

H-3  CONNIE  JO  HOBBS 
(5-19-1954)  m.  on  10 
18-1980  in  Warren,  Ml 
to  William  John  Vassas 
(7-25-1954)  s.  of  Bar- 
ney and  Helen  But- 
kovich  Vassas.  Lives 
in  Utica,  Ml.  children: 

J-7         WILLIAM        JOHN 

VASSAS,  JR.  (1-31- 

1983) 
J-8         THOMAS      JAMES 

VASSAS  (9-14 

1985) 

Bessie  W.  Hackney  and  Trigg 


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G-2  ELMER  EDWARDS  (4 
19-1927)  b.  in  Dicken- 
son Co.  VA,  m.  on  10- 
2-1945  to  Jean  Marion 
Quirie  (4-16-1927)  d.  of 
Wilfred  and  Ruth  Hutch- 
ins  Quirie.  They  live  in 
Royal  Oak,  Ml.  children: 

H-4        LINDA  JEAN  ED- 
WARDS (9-28-1946) 
nn.    on    5-21-1965    to 
Orrin  "Bud"  Van 
Loon,   III    (12-9-1944) 
s.  of  Orrin  "Bud"  and 
Marion  Van  Loon,  Jr. 
They  live  in  Wisconsin, 
children: 

J-9         JULIE   LYNN  VAN 

LOON  (11-4-1966) 
J-10       ORRIN     "BUDDY" 

VAN   LOON,  IV  (7- 

11-1969) 
J-11       JAMES    KENNETH 

VAN  LOON  (11-16- 

1970) 

H-5  ALICE  LOUISE  ED- 
WARDS (3-30-1951) 
m.  on  5-23-1969  to 
Gerald  H.  Birchmeier 
(1-21-1947)  s.  of  Her- 
man and  Ethel  Birch- 
nneier.  Lives  in  Madi- 
son Heights,  Ml.  child- 
ren: 


J-16 


J-17 


J-18 


cont'd,  children: 
Edwards: 


J-15  TAMMI  THERESE 
STROHMAIER  (6- 
11-1976) 

RICHARD  KEITH 
STROHMAIER  (12- 
11-1978) 

MELISSA         JEAN 
STROHMAIER  (7 
22-1983) 

STROHMAIER 
(baby  due  in  March, 
1986) 

H-7  DAWN  MARIE  ED- 
WARDS (7-14-1963) 
rn.  on  9-11-1982  to 
Douglas  Bliss  s.  of 
Larry  and  Kay  Bliss. 
Lives  in  Ferndale,  Ml. 
child: 

J-19  JASON  THOMAS 
BLISS  (9-13-1985) 

H-8        BRADLEY    DONALD 
EDWARDS  (8-11- 
1965)  m.  on  5-4-1985 
to    Michelle    Polinske. 
Lives    in    Royal    Oak, 


H-9        SALLY  ANN  ED- 
WARDS   (12-11-1968) 

Bessie  W.  Hackney  and  Trigg 


J-12       WILLIAM     ALLEN 

BIRCHMEIER  (4- 

16-1970) 
J-13       DEBORAH    IRENE 

BIRCHMEIER  (8- 

31-1972) 
J-14       ROBERT  GERALD 

BIRCHMEIER    (12- 

11-1974) 

H-6  ROBIN  RUTH  ED- 
WARDS (10-2-1955) 
nn.  on  6-29-1974  to 
Richard  Keith  Stroh- 
maier  (10-28-1955)  s. 
of  Gerald  and  Therese 
Albaugh  Strohmaier. 
Lives  in  Ogdensburg, 
NJ.   children: 


G-3  BUFORD  EDWARDS  (4 
22-1929;  2-23-1931)  bur- 
ied in  the  Edwards  Ceme- 
tery in  Birchleaf,  VA. 


cont'd,  children:    George 
Ann  Epiing  Hackney 


IcClellan  and  Loretta 


F-4        JOHNNIE     PARK     HACK- 
NEY (6-28-1914:7-13 
1967)   b.  in  Dickenson  Co. 
VA,  m.  Margaret  E.  Masters 
(3-30-1923)  child:    Park  D. 

cont'd,   children:     Andrew  Jackson  and  Louisa 
Thornsbury  Hackney 


E-2 


JOHN 
1873) 


HACKNEY 
m.    1)    Mary 


(b.     ca. 
Elswick. 


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He  then  m.  2)  America  Stan- 
ley, children:   Cosby,  Gusta 

E-3         MATHERSON  "MATT" 

HACKNEY    (b.   ca.    1875)    m. 
Tillie  Rowe 

E-4  THOMAS  "TOM"  HACKNEY 
(b.  6-1877)  m.  1)  Mary 
Childress.  he  then  m.  2) 
Alma  Williams. 

E-5  EMZY  LEONARD  "EM" 
HACKNEY  (b.  7-26-1879;  d. 
12-6-1945)  m.  on  3-16-1903 
Nettie  Johnson  (11-12-1888; 
still  living  in  1985  at  age  96) 
d.  of  Issac  and  Louisa  Hack- 
ney Johnson.  Emzy  and 
Nettie's  mother  were  first 
cousins.  His  father  gave  him 
the  "Home  Place",  since  it  was 
for  the  youngest  son  to  in- 
herit the  property,  children: 
Fred  Douglas,  Zell,  Fannie, 
Fonn,  Faye,  Nell  Marie, 
Phyllis  Jean. 

(Editcr's  Note:  See  the  "Abstracts  from  the 
"Emzy  Leonard  and  Nettie  Johnson  Hackney's 
Genealogy",  by  Bernice  Hackney  which  pre- 
cedes this  article,  for  more  information  on  this 
family.) 


E-6 

E-7 
E-8 


cont'd,  children: 
Hackney. 


ELIZABETH  "LIZZIE" 
HACKNEY   (b.   ca.    1880)    m. 
John  Ramey 

FRANCES  HACKNEY  (b. 
1882)  m.  Robert  Beasley 
VICTORIA  P.  HACKNEY  (b. 
1885)  m.  John  Hogston 

John  T.  and  Frances  Hurley 


D-4  JAMES  "JIM"  H.  HACKNEY 
(7-9-1852;  11-18-1927)  buried  in 
the  Hackney  Creek  Cemetery  in 
Mouthcard,  KY. 

D-5  THOMAS  "TOM"  HACKNEY 
(b.  1854) 

D-6  EPHRAIM  HACKNEY  children: 
Oscar,  Oliver,  Elmer,  Vena 

D-7        SAM  HACKNEY 

D-8  MADISON  "MATT"  HACKNEY 
(b.  ca.  1867;  d.  3-31-1939)  d. 
in  Williamston,  WV,  m.  Lucy 
Ling  (1-2-1873;  2-10-1958)  both 
are  buried  in  the  Hackney 
Creek    Cemetery    in    Mouthcard, 


KY.  children:  Thomas,  Andrew 
Jackson,  Elbert,  George,  Edgar, 
McKinley,  Nannie,  Mary,  Elsie, 
Bertha,  Harve. 

cont'd,   children:     Thomas  and   Priscitia  Drake 
Hackney 

C-9  CHARLES  HACKNEY  (b.  1823  in 
KY;  d.  ca.  1859)  m.  on  3-23-1848 
in  Pike  Co.  KY  to  Morning  Stilton, 
d.  of  David  Stilton.  Apparently 
they  moved  to  Buchanan  Co.  VA, 
where  he  must  have  died  ca.  1859. 
He  wasn't  in  the  1860  Census, 
children:  Thomas,  Elizabeth,  Gar- 
rett, Cyntha,  Catherine. 

C-10  VAILEY  HACKNEY  (b.  1826)  m. 
on  6-10-1840  in  Pike  Co.  KY  to 
Moses  Hurley,  s.  of  Sam  and  Sarah 
Hurley,  children:  Frances,  Mary  J. 
Sam  R.,  Sarah,  Chris  M. 

C-11  NANCY  HACKNEY  (b.  1831  in 
Pike  Co.  KY)  m.  on  12-27-1846  in 
Pike  Co.  KY  to  Issac  Epiing,  Jr. 
(b.  1828;  d.  prior  to  1870)  he  was 
born  in  Pike  Co.  KY,  s.  of  Issac 
(b.  1805  VA)  and  Morning  "Amy" 
Taylor  (b.  1809  in  TN)  (per  the 
1860  Pike  Co.  Census,  they  had 
Elizabeth  Epiing,  age  76  (b.  1784 
VA)  living  with  them,  she  may 
have  been  either  Isaac,  Sr.'s  mother 
or  step-mother.  His  father  may 
have  been  Daniel  Epiing,  son  of 
Paul  Epiing,  who  died  in  Giles  in 
1809.  Daniel  m.  Hannah  Ribble 
in  1800,  anc'  they  were  suppose 
to  have  moved  to  Pike  Co.  KY) 
Isaac  and  Nancy  Hackney  Epiing 
lived  in  Mouthcard,  Pike  Co.  KY 
Issac  apparently  died  first  and 
Nancy  remarried  a  ?  Ratliff. 
She  is  suppose  to  be  buried  on 
Ferrells  Creek,  Pike  Co.  KY.  In 
the  1870  Pike  Co.  Census,  Nancy 
is  listed  as  a  widow,  children: 

D-9        W.    L.    EPLING    (b.    1847    Pike 
Co.  KY)    (WILLIAM  L.) 

D-10      MARGARET   EPLING  (b.   1853 
KY) 

D-ir    JAMES  EPLING  (4-23-1855; 

5-24-1939)  he  was  born  in  Pike 
Co.    KY  and  died   in  Dickenson 


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Co.  VA  and  is  buried  at  Breaks 
VA  in  the  IVluiiins  Cemetery. 
He  m.  Didanna  IVluiiins  (6-13- 
1860;  6-26-1949)  she  was  born 
in  Russell  Co.  VA,  and  died  in 
Buchanan  Co.  VA.  She  is  also 
buried  at  Breaks,  VA  in  the 
Mullins  Cemetery  (her  brother, 
Enoch's  property).  She  was  the 
d.  of  John  A.  and  Mariah  Reed 
Mullins  (John's  father  was  James 
"Dr.  Jim"  Mullins  (b.  1783  NC) 
his  mother  was  Mary  "Polly" 
Mullins  (b.  1811),  James' father 
was  John  Mullins  (b.  ca.  1755, 
who  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary War.  Mariah  Reed's  par- 
ents were  George  and  Nancy 
Skaggs  Reeds,  from  Montgomery 
Co.  VA).  James  and  Didama 
inherited  their  farm  from  Di- 
dama's  father,  John.  This  pro- 
perty had  been  in  the  Mullins' 
family  since  the  1850's,  and  is 
today  the  town  of  Breaks,  VA, 
and  part  of  the  Breaks  Interstate 
Park,   children: 

E-9*  LORETTp.  ANN  EPLING  (12- 
3-1879;  11-12-1920)  she  was 
born  in  Pike  Co.  KY  and  died 
in  Dickenson  Co.  VA.  She  is 
buried  in  the  Edwards  Family 
Cemetery  near  Birchleaf,  VA, 
with  her  second  husband, 
Noah  Edwards.  She  m.  1) 
George  McClellan  Hackney  (5- 
14-1871;  1-12-1918)  on  4-12- 
1900  in  Buchanan  Co.  VA, 
s.  of  Andrew  Jackson  and 
Louisa  Thornsbury  Hackney 
(see  E-1 ).  Loretta  and  George 
were  second  cousins,  Loretta's 
grandmother,  Nancy  Hackney 
Epiing  and  George's  grand- 
father, John  T.  Hackney  were 
brother  and  sister.  After 
George's  death,  she  remarried 
2)  Noah  Edwards  (6-7-1880; 
2-27-1931)  s.  of  Brice  Hamil- 
ton and  Sarah  Hay  Edwards, 
children  1st.  m.: 

F-1  HETTIE  MAY  HACKNEY 
(2-28-1901;  2-10-1962)  b. 
in  Mouthcard,  Pike  Co.  KY 
m.   Freddie  Edwards  (2-16- 


cont'd. 
Epiing 


1901;  2-22-1971)  children: 
Elma,  Howard,  Retta,  Otis, 
Crissie,  Ronald,  Betty, 
Noah. 

F-2  JETTIE  FRANCES  HACK- 
NEY (1-22-1907)  b.  in 
Mouthcard,  Pike  Co.  KY, 
m.  Linden  Edwards  (6-27- 
1905;  4-17-1967)  children: 
Ambrose  W.,  Nelson,  Ulyss, 
Linden,  George,  Gloria, 
Lola,  Johnny. 

F-3*  BESSIE  WEALTHA  HACK- 
NEY (4-23-1909)  b.  in 
Mouthcard,  Pike  Co.  KY  m. 
on  8-2-1924  in  Wayne  Co. 
Ml  to  Trigg  Edwards  (9-12- 
1902)  s.  of  Noah  and  Crissie 
Deel  Edwards.  They  live  in 
Troy,  Ml.  children:  Lena, 
Elmer,  Buford.  (See  G-1, 
G-2,  G-3). 

F-4  JOHNNIE  PARK  HACK- 
NEY (6-28-1914;  7-13- 
1967)  b.  in  Dickenson  Co., 
VA  m.  Margaret  E.  Masters 
(3-30-1923)  child:  Park  D. 
child:  2nd  m.  Loretta 
Ann  Epiing  and  2)  Noah  M. 
Edwards 

F-5  OPAL  EDWARDS  (12-16- 
1919)  m.  Kenneth  William 
Henning  (10-1-1914)  lives 
in  Manning,  SC.  children: 
Kenoah  William,  Steven 
John,  Janice  Annette,  Eric 
James. 

children:      James  and   Didama   Mullins 

E-10  LAURA  EPLING  (died  in  in- 
fancy) 

E-11  GUSTA  FRANCES  EPLING 
(1885;1938)  died  in  Buchanan 
Co.  VA  and  is  buried  at 
Breaks,  VA  in  the  Mullins 
Cemetery.  She  m.  Morgan  T. 
Owens.  children:  Noah 
Martin,  Bertha  Ellen,  Clarence 
Jessie,  Maudie  Alice  (died 
age  6),  Corbett  Ernest,  Thelma 
May,  Cecil  Clayton,  Dixie  Ar- 
lene. 


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cont'd. 
Epiing 


E-12  JESS  EPLING  (5-20-1888; 
1982)  died  in  Buchanan  Co. 
VA,  and  is  buried  on  his 
property  in  Breaks,  VA.  He 
m.  1)  Gerogia  ?  ,  2)  Emma  ? 
3)  Edith  ?  .  children:  Fred, 
Evans,  Claude,  Guy,  Albert, 
Arthur,  Mildred. 

E-13  NOAH  EPLING  (7-1-1891; 
3-3-1942)  m.  1)  Rebecca  Puc- 
kett,  he  then  m.  2)  Oggie  ?. 
He  is  buried  in.  Breaks,  VA. 
children:  Clovis,  two  children 
that  died  young,  June,  Oval. 

E-14      SAMSON    PARK    "PARKIS" 
EPLING     (b.     1896)     m.     on 
1-13-1905  Dixie  Mullins. 
children:     Archie,  Anna  Ray. 
He     m.     2)     Dochie    Owens. 

E-15  LILLIE  MARGARET  EP- 
LING (b.  1897)  m.  General 
Mullins.  children:  Oscar 
(killed  WWII),  Opal,  Ira,  Fos- 
ter, Gene,  Betty,  Shirley, 
Ruby. 

E-16  GOLDIE  WEALTHA  EPLING 
(b.  1907)  m.  Herbert  Stiltner, 
She  lives  in  Breaks,  VA. 
children:  Lloyd,  Lester,  Clin- 
ton, Harold  T.,  Muriel  Dean, 
Willard  Edward,  Shelbie  Jean. 

children:      Nancy    Hackney   and    Issac 


D-12     SINDESTA   FRANCES  EPLING 

(b.  1856,  KYor  VA) 
D-13      PRICEY  EPLING  (b.  1859  VA) 
D-14      RICHARD  L.  EPLING  (b.  1867 

VA) 


cont'd,  children: 
Hackney 


Thomas  and  Priscilla  Drake 


C-12      EPHRAIM  HACKNEY  (12-25 

1833;  1-2-1914)  m.  3-18-1852  in 
Pike  Co.  KY  to  Sarah  "Sallie" 
Elswick  (3-25-1836;  7-25-1904),  d. 
of  John  Elswick.  Both  are  buried 
in  the  Hackney  Creek  Cemetery  in 
Mouthcard,  KY.  Their  tombstones 
are  in  good  condition,  but  are  in  a 
part  of  the  cemetery  that  is  not 
generally  kept  cut.  children: 
Lewis,  George,  Henderson  (Hent), 
Nickiti,  Winnie,  John  P.,  Nancy  J. 


C-13  JANE  HACKNEY  (1834)  m.  1-23- 
1851  in  Pike  Co.  KY  to  Miles 
Shortridge. 

C-14  SYNDESTA  HACKNEY  (b.  1837 
Pike  Co.  KY;  d.  ca.  1903  Kanawha 
Co.  WV)  m.  ca.  1870  to  William 
Steward,  possible  children:  George 
Thomas  Hackney  (born  prior  to 
marriage?),  William,  James,  Jack- 
son, Linsey,  Pricey,  Fanny. 

C-15  JAMES  ISSAC  HACKNEY  (b. 
1839)  m.  Sarah  Elizabeth  Rat- 
liff  (b.  10-1842)  Both  were  born  in 
KY.  children:  Mary  F.,  Eliza 
Jane,  Dock  Ephraim,  Jasper  Tram- 
bo,  Annie,  John,  Lilly  J.,  Jerry 
Calvin,  Thomas  S.,  Robert. 

C-16  PRICEY  M.  HACKNEY  (b.  1841; 
d.  4-14-1876)  m.  2-25-1857  in 
Pike  Co.  KY  to  Lewis  Elswick  (b. 
1833;  d.  3-5-1900).  Pricey  died 
one  day  after  the  birth  of  twin 
daughters,  known  children:  John, 
James,  Ephiram,  Joe,  George,  Miles, 
Mary  Pricey,  Amedy. 


cont'd,  children: 
Sr. 


John  and  Jane  V.  Hackney, 


B-6  NICODEMUS  HACKNEY  (b.  ca. 
1798;  d.  ca.  1860-70)  b.  in  Tazewell 
Co.  VA  m.  Nancy  ?  (b.  ca.  1808 
Russell  Co.  VA)  Nicodemus  and 
Nancy  lived  in  Russell  Co.  VA. 
children: 

C-17  ELLENDER  HACKNEY  (b.  1826) 
C-18  RUEL  PRIEST  HACKNEY  (b.  11- 
11-1829;  1-21-1898)  m.  on  3-6- 
1849  in  Pike  Co.  KY  1)  Westney 
Adkins  (b.  12-27-1827;  d.  4-5- 
1870)  d.  of  James  and  Nancy 
Adkins.  He  then  m.  2)  in  1871 
in  Pike  Co.  KY  Charlotte  "Charity" 
Smith  (b.   1829).     children  1st  m.: 

D-15  CLARK  L.  HACKNEY  (5-10 
1850;  10-25-1869) 

D-16  WILLIAM  H.  HACKNEY  (b.  12- 
12-1851)  m.  Diana  May 

D-17  COSBY  HACKNEY  (b.  7-20- 
1854)  m.  William  Anderson 

D-18  JAMES  PATTON  HACKNEY 
(8-20-1856;  5-29-1932)  m.  Co- 
lumbia May  (11-2-1861;  2-25- 
1942)     children:        Morgan    T., 


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Victoria,  John  D.  ,  Lundy  B., 
Landon,  Shack,  Benjamin  H., 
James  Whitsel,  Elliott,  Phillip 
L.,  Polly,  Vinnia,  Frona. 

D-19  NANCY  HACKNEY  (3-9-1858; 
9-22-1943)  m.  William  Harrison 
Reynolds 

D-20  RICHARD  THOMPSON  HACK- 
NEY (b.  8-9-1861)  m.  Charlotte 
Coleman 

D-21  CELIA  B.  HACKNEY  (5-28- 
1863;  10-7-1951) 

D-22  MARY  JANE  HACKNEY  (8-7- 
1866)  moved  toTN. 

D-23  ALEXANDER  F.  HACKNEY  (3- 
12-1870;  2-24-1875) 

children  2nd  m.  Ruel  Priest  Hackney  and  Cha- 
rity Smith: 

D-24      RENA     HACKNEY     (b.     10-25- 

1871)  m.  Mathison  Smith 
D-25     JOHN     H.     HACKNEY     (12-22- 

1872;  12-31-1872) 
D-26      BENJAMIN    H.    HACKNEY    (4- 

16-1874;  8-7-1879) 
D-27      WESTNEY    B.     HACKNEY    (8- 

21-1875;    9-8-1959)    m.    James 

Justice 
D-28      ELIZABETH  B.  HACKNEY  (12- 

21-1877;  4-12-1970)  m.  Benton 

Ward 
D-29     JOSEPH  HACKNEY  (8-31-1879) 

m.  Kate  Thornsbury 
D-30     JOSEPHINE    HACKNEY    (2-13- 

1881;  4-28-1937)  m.  Eli  Hurley 
D-31      LUCY     HACKNEY    (9-13-1883; 

11-1-1883) 


cont'd,  children: 
ney 


Nicodemus  and  Nancy  Hack- 


C-19  MARY  JANE  HACKNEY  (b.  1833; 
d.  21  July  1905)  Never  married. 
She  and  her  four  children  lived 
with  her  parents.  Father  of  Albert 
was  Andrew  Owens,  Sr.  (1817- 
1887).  children: 

D-32  GEORGE  W.  HACKNEY  (4-4- 
1854;  8-26-1922)  m.  Pricey 
Fuller.  children:  Victoria, 
Rhoda,  Mary,  William,  Kenneth, 
Sparrell  T.,  Martha,  Evertt,  Ric- 
hard Thompson,  Ida  M. 

D-33  ALABAMA  HACKNEY  (b.  ca. 
1858;  d.  before  1870)  was 
killed  when  a  log  rolled  over  her. 


D-34  ALBERT  "HENRY  ALBERT?" 
HACKNEY  (b.  8-1859;  d.  5-7- 
1938)  m.  6-9-1887  Nancy  Jane 
Edwards,  d.  of  Benjamin  Howell 
and  Sindusta  Deel  Owens  Ed- 
wards, children:  Rosina,  Alex, 
Malissa,  Percy,  Maudie  Edith, 
America,  Sindusty,  William 
Floyd,  Cora,  Claude  Swanson, 
Basil,  Goldia  Mae. 

D-35  ALEXANDER  HACKNEY  (b.  9- 
1861)  M.  12-16-1886  Sarah  N. 
Compton.  children:  Monroe, 
Lydia,  Albert,  Rufus,  Roy,  Ala- 
bama, Lucinda  I.,  Victoria,  Mary. 

cont'd,  children:     Nicodemus  and  Nancy  Hack- 
ney 

C-20  RICHARD  THOMAS  (or  THOMP- 
SON) "THOMPS"  HACKNEY  (b. 
1836)  m.  1)  Polly  Ashby.  He  then 
m.  2)  Elizabeth   ?   . 

C-21       ELIZABETH     HACKNEY    (b.    ca. 

1844)  may  have  been  a  niece. 
C-22      ALEXANDER    HACKNEY   (b.   ca. 

1845)  m.    1871    Pike   Co.    KY    to 
Mary  M.  Reynolds 

cont'd  children:    John  and  Jane  V.  Hackney,  Sr. 

B-7  SALLY  HACKNEY  no  data 
B-8  JOSEPH  HACKNEY  (b.  ca.  1804 
in  VA)  m.  Amelia  McElroy  (b.  1803 
Lee  Co.  VA)  moved  to  Lee  Co.  VA. 
children:  Archibald  M.,  Elizabeth, 
George  W.,  Mary,  John,  Joseph,  Jr., 
Samuel  Wilkinson,  Amelia,  Jane. 
B-9  VAIL  HACKNEY  (b.  1808  VA)  m. 
John  Ashby  children:  Sydney,  Mar- 
tha,  Polly,  Elizabeth,  Logan,  Joseph. 


TIME 

The  white  man  asked  an  old  Indian  if 
he  understood  daylight  saving  time.  "Yes," 
replied  the  Indian.  "It's  like  cutting  one 
end  off  of  a  blanket  and  sewing  it  on  the 
other  end. " 


158 


V. 


si  :!?«&»•  Ji, 


Andrew  Jackson  Hackney  b.  1849  d.  1930's.  Picture 
taken  CA.  1910  -  20  on  original  picture  it  stated  "eyes 
are  blue,  hair  black  and  gray". 


George  McClellan  Hackney  b.  1870;  Loretta  Ann  (Epiing)  Hackney  b.  1879.  Child- 
ren: (from  left)  Jettie  b.  1907  (about  age  3),  Bessie  (on  mother's  lap)  b.  1909  (about 
age  1 )  and  Hettie  b.  1901  (about  age  9).   Picture  taken  CA.  1910. 


159 


THE  HATFIELDS  OF  SOUTHWEST 
VIRGINIA,  KENTUCKY 

by  Helen  Blankenship  Roesch 


This  article  depicts  the  early  history  of  the 
Russell  County,  Virginia  and  Pike  County,  Ken- 
tucky Hatfields,  with  an  aside  to  those  in  West 
Virginia,  and  to  my  great  grandmother  Leah 
Hatfield  Horton,  who  lived  out  her  short  life  in 
Tazewell  County,  Virginia.  The  data  contained 
herein  should  add  to,  or  correct,  other  Hatfield 
histories  which  contain  little  on  the  Kentucky 
Hatfields.  This,  then,  is  a  beginning  to  get  all 
the  Hatfields  documented  and  compiled  for 
future  generations. 

The  Hatfields  of  Kentucky  had  their  begin- 
nings in  Virginia  where  brothers  Andrew, 
George,  Jeremiah,  Joseph,  and  probably,  John, 
appear  very  early  in  Southwest  Virginia  court 
records.  In  1770,  John  Hatfield  was  on  the 
tithable  list  of  Botetourt  County,  Virginia.  In 
1771  and  1772,  Andrew,  George,  and  Jeremiah 
were  listed  there.  By  1773,  Andrew  Hatfield 
was  in  Giles  County,  Virginia.  By  1802,  he  was 
living  in  Kanawha,  now  Cabell  County,  West 
Virginia.  Brothers  Jeremiah  and  George  settled 
in  Fincastle,  now  Smyth  County,  Virginia  near 
Saltville.  In  1774,  they  bought  140  and  120 
acres  of  land  located  on  the  North  Fork  of  the 
Holston  River.  About  the  same  year,  Joseph 
settled  on  the  Clinch  River,  Fincastle  County, 
now  Russell  County,  Virginia.  Joseph  had 
resided  there  for  many  years  before  he  finally 
purchased  the  fifty  acres  where  he  lived  on 
April  17,  1782.  In  1782,  this  land  lay  in  Wash- 
ington County. 

While  Joseph  Hatfield,  the  Elder,  (1740  - 
1832)  was  living  on  the  Clinch  River,  Washing- 
ton County,  now  Russell  County,  Virginia,  he 
served  in  the  Revolutionary  War  under  the  com- 
mand of  Captain  William  Campbell  at  the  Battle 
of  King's  Mountain.  It  is  recorded  in  his  pension 
papers  that  he  was  regarded  as  "the  best  spy  and 
woodsman  on  the  Western  frontier." 

Joseph  married  first  Elizabeth  (1753 

before  1  779),  widow  of  the  son  of  Ericus  Smith 
according  to  some  sources.  Some  writers  say 
her  maiden  name  was  also  Smith.  Joseph  and 
Elizabeth  had  known  sons:  George,  Ely,  An- 
drew and  Ephraim. 

The    marriages   of   these    four    known    sons 

were  as  follows:   George  married  Sarah ; 

on  February  3,  1776,  Andrew  wed  Priscilla 
Turner;  Ely  married  Elizabeth  Young;  and 
Ephraim  married  twice.  His  first  wife  was  Mary 
"Polly"  Goff,  widow  of  Smith. 


His  second  wife  was  Anna  McKinney,  widow 
of  David  Musick,  who  had  been  massacred  by 
the  Indians  on  Big  A  Mountain  present  day 
Russell  County  in  1782. 

Joseph's  first  wife,  Elizabeth,  died  some 
time  prior  to  October  28,  1779,  when  he  took  a 
second  wife.  She  was  Rachel  Smith.  Some 
sources  believe  that  Elizabeth  and  Rachel  were 
sisters.  I  cannot  prove  nor  disprove  this  state- 
ment. 

Joseph  and  Rachel  continued  to  live  on  the 
banks  of  the  Clinch  River  for  many  years  before 
removing  to  Campbell  County,  Tennessee  about 
1795/97.  Joseph  died  there  on  August  26, 
1832.  Rachel  died  in  Scott  County,  Tennessee 
on  May  19,  1858.  Accompanying  Joseph  and 
Rachel  to  Tennessee  were  Joseph's  brothers: 
Jeremiah  and  George.  Staying  behind,  in  Russell 
County,  was  Ephraim  Hatfield,  son  of  Joseph. 

Ephraim  Hatfield  did  not  migrate  to  Ten- 
nessee with  his  father  Joseph  nor  his  stepmother 
Rachel  because  their  leaving  coincided  with  his 
second  marriage.  Ephraim  was  about  thirty  to 
thirty-two  years  of  age  at  this  time,  having  been 
born  to  Joseph,  the  Elder,  and  his  first  wife 
Elizabeth  ,  about  1765/67.    Ep- 

hraim became  step-father  to  Mary's  son,  Thomas 
Smith.  Thomas  eventually  settled  at  Horsepen, 
Logan  County,  Virginia,  now  West  Virginia. 
Ephraim  and  Mary  settled  on  Thompson's 
Creek,  present  day  Russell  County.  They  had 
several  children  before  Mary  died  of  childbirth 
complications  in  1789/90.  Known  sons  of  this 
union  were  Joseph,  Valentine  and  Ericus  Hat- 
field. Ephraim's  son,  Valentine,  became  pro- 
genitor of  the  West  Virginia  Hatfields.  His  son, 
Joseph,  was  the  forefather  of  the  Kentucky 
Hatfields. 

In  1795,  Ephraim  married  Anna  McKinney 
(Musick),  widow  of  David  Musick.  Ephraim  had 
been  in  the  search  party  that  had  gone  to  the 
rescue  of  the  Musick  family  when  they  had 
been  attacked  by  the  Indians,  in  1782.  Ephraim 
and  Anna  remained  in  Russell  County  until 
after  the  1820  census.  Sometime  after  that  they 
removed  from  Thompson's  Creek  to  Blackberry 
Creek,  Pike  County,  Kentucky. 

Ephraim  and  Mary  Goff  (Smith)  Hatfield's 
son,  Valentine,  migrated  to  Wyoming  County, 
West  Virginia.  He  married  Martha  Weddington 
and  reared  a  large  family,  many  of  whom  took 
part  in  the  legendary  Hatfield  and  McCoy  feud 


160 


of  the   1880's.     Their  story  has  been  recorded 
by  G.  Elliott  Hatfield  in  THE  HATFIELDS. 

Joseph  Hatfield,  the  Younger,  the  younger 
son  of  Ephraim  Hatfield  and  Mary  "Polly" 
Goff  (Smith),  settled  in  Pike  County,  Kentucky. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Quillen  of  whom  little  is 
known,  except  that  the  Quillens,  Weddingtons, 
and  Hatfields  had  been  neighbors  back  in  Russell 
County,  Virginia.  The  names  and  number  of 
Joseph's  and  Elizabeth's  children  are  not  known 
except  for  their  son,  Valentine,  born  1820. 

Valentine  Hatfield  (1820-1890),  son  of 
Joseph  and  Elizabeth,  married  Polly  Vance, 
born  1823,  Tazewell  County,  Virginia.  She 
died,  1905,  Pike  County,  Kentucky.  Her  par- 
ents are  not  known,  but  she  was  almost  surely 
the  granddaughter  of  Reverend  Abner  Vance 
and  his  wife  Susannah  Howard  of  Russell 
County,  Virginia.  Land  deeds  and  her  tomb- 
stone give  her  name  as  Polly,  so  it  is  unlikely 
that  she  was  named  Mary.  Valentine  died  in 
1890.  He  and  Polly  are  buried  in  the  Hatfield 
Cemetery,  Surosa,  Kentucky.  Their  children 
were:  Leah,  Albion,  Easter,  and  twins,  Martha 
and  John  Wallis. 

Leah  Hatfield,  the  first  born  of  Valentine 
and  Polly,  was  born,  December  10,  1845. 
She  married  Lilburn  H.  Horton  of  Russell 
County,  Virginia  on  February  24,  1876,  in  Pike 
County,  Kentucky  at  the  home  of  her  parents. 
Lilburn's  first  wife,  Sarah  Lockhart,  had  died  at 
childbirth,  leaving  him  with  a  small  son  and 
daughter.  Lilburn  and  Leah  resided  in  Matewan, 
West  Virginia  before  removing  to  Tazewell 
County,  Virginia.  They  then  lived  at  Birming- 
ham, Daw  Road,  just  outside  of  Richlands. 
Leah  died  of  childbirth  complications,  on 
October  23,  1888,  leaving  children:  Ellen, 
Mary,  Esther,  Valentine,  Lewis  and  Leah  Horton. 
Ellen  wed  Charles  McGlothlin.  Mary  wed 
three  times.  Her  husbands  were:  Cane  Reedy, 
Alec  Addison,  and  a  Mr.  Coleman.  Esther  mar- 
ried Joseph  B.  Wilson  and  resided  at  Blue- 
field,  Virginia.  Valentine  married  Naomi  Lowe. 
They  lived  on  Kents  Ridge  at  the  crest  of  the 
hill  overlooking  Little  River.  Leah,  the 
Younger,  married  Charles  Edward  Blankenship 
of  Richlands.  All  of  Leah  Hatfield  and  Lilburn 
H.  Horton's  children  remained  in  or  near  Taze- 
well County,  Virginia. 

Lilburn  H.  Horton  died  1908.  He  and  his 
wife  Leah  are  buried  in  the  Horton  Cemetery 
on  Daw  Road,  Birmingham,  Virginia  across 
from  the  old  homeplace. 

Albion  Hatfield,  the  second  child  of  Valen- 
tine Hatfield  and  Polly  Vance,  was  born  1847. 
He  died  1912.    He  married  twice.   On  December 


28,  1776,  he  wed  Louise  Chaney.  He  married 
second  Caroline  Varney  (1847-1936).  Albion 
was  the  father  of  four, 

Easter  Hatfield,  the  third  child  of  Valentine 
Hatfield  and  Polly  Vance,  was  born  1852. 
She  married  Samuel  Followay  in  1870.  They 
were  the  parents  of  six  boys  and  three  girls. 

Martha  Hatfield,  a  twin,  married  George  W. 
Hatfield  of  Blackberry  Creek,  in  1878.  Martha 
was  born  1860.  She  and  George  had  seven 
children. 

John  Wallis  Hatfield,  twin  of  Martha,  mar- 
ried Nancy  Scott,  in  1881.  John  and  Nancy 
had  thirteen  children.  There  were  eight  boys 
and  five  girls. 

Except  for  the  eldest  child,  Leah,  all  the 
children  of  Valentine  Hatfield  and  Polly  Vance 
appear  to  have  remained  in  or  near  the  Pike 
County  area.  In  1888,  just  before  his  death, 
in  1890,  Valentine  and  Polly  Vance  Hatfield 
sold  their  land  to  their  children.  Leah  had  al- 
ready received  her  part  of  her  father's  estate 
and  had  given  her  husband  money  to  buy  lands 
in  Russell  County,  Virginia.  Albion,  Easter, 
Martha  and  John  Wallis  paid  their  parents  for 
the  lands  that  were  deeded  to  come  to  them 
upon  their  father's  death.  These  lands  lay  on 
Coon  Branch,  Lick  Branch  and  Blackberry 
Creek.  Upon  Polly  Vance  Hatfield's  death,  in 
1905,  John  Wallis  inherited  the  homeplace. 

Today,  great  numbers  of  Hatfields,  descen- 
dants of  Joseph,  the  Elder,  still  reside  in  the 
Pike  County,  Kentucky  area.  In  Tazewell 
County,  Virginia,  descendants  of  Leah  Hatfield 
Horton  dwell. 

As  they  read  this  brief  Hatfield  history, 
which  chronicles  the  two  hundred  fifteen  year 
trek  of  the  Hatfields  through  Virginia,  West 
Virginia,  Tennessee  and  Kentucky,  it  is  hoped 
that  present  and  future  generations  of  Hatfields 
will  have  gained  a  far  deeper  awareness,  appreci- 
ation and  understanding  of  the  rich  heritage  that 
is  theirs. 


TO  PLUCK  A  GOOSE  OR  DUCK 

If  you  plan  to  save  the  down,  dry  pick 
the  down  off  first.  Have  a  tub  of  boiling 
water.  Rub  in  a  lot  of  powdered  rosin,  then 
dip  in  water  up  and  down  so  it  is  wet  to  the 
skin.  Wrap  in  burlap  sack  for  ten  minutes. 
Rosin  will  set  up  and  feathers  will  come  off 
by  the  handfull. 


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ROBERT  AND  HANNAH  (RHODES)  MEADE 
PIONEERS  OF  THE  BIG  SANDY 


FOREWORD 


Trying  to  piece  together  information  about  the  present  day  Meade  families  was  not 
easy.  The  task  would  have  been  impossible  without  the  early  history  of  the  John  Meade 
family  serialized  in  The  East  Kentuckian  by  its  editor,  H.  P.  Scalf.  My  thanks  to  him 
(posthumously)  for  written  permission  to  use  anything  published  in  his  genealogical  jour- 
nal. 

I  have  taken  the  liberty  of  spelling  as  Meade,  throughout;  although,  some  records  are 
Mead/Meed.  I  have  also  arranged  the  names  of  the  children  of  Robert  and  Hannah  Meade 
according  to  their  marriage  dates  because  I  had  only  the  birthdates  of  the  oldest  (1772) 
and  the  youngest  (1796).  The  numbers  are  guides,  with  smallest  numbers  being  oldest 
ancestors.    Each  number  above  is  for  a  younger  generation. 

My  thanks  also  for  those  who  answered  my  letters  and  bore  with  my  long  telephone 
calls.  They  helped  me  to  get  together  this  short  genealogy  of  one  of  Eastern  Kentucky's 
prolific  families.  Joyce  Kiser  Logan  gave  me  the  information  about  the  family  of  Samuel 
and  Katie  (Goodbeard)  Meade  and  Violetta  Wells  Upton  wrote  me  about  the  Kate  Meade 
family.  There  would  have  been  more  complete  information  about  some  families  if  all 
my  letters  had  been  answered. 

I  have  tried  to  piece  together  the  bits  and  pieces  of  a  family;  some  of  whose  members 
have  been  life-long  neighbors,  schoolmates  and  relatives.  This  record  is  far  from  com- 
plete, but,  perhaps,  someone  can  use  this  as  a  "bit"  of  a  complete  history  on  the  pioneer 
family  of  Meades. 


by  Virginia  Adkins  Hoskins 


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ROBERT  AND  HANNAH  (RHODES)  MEADE 
PrONEERS  OF  THE  BIG  SANDY 


Robert  Meade  was  a  son  of  John  and  a 
grandson  of  William  Meade,  who  lived  in  Amer- 
ica duiing  Colonial  days.  The  name  of  William 
Meade  appears  on  a  petition  in  Cecil  County, 
Maryland  in  1681.  He  is  known  to  have  had  at 
least  six  children:  William,  Robert,  Samuel, 
Pleasant,  Sarah  and  John,  the  father  of  Robert 
of  Big  Sandy. 

John  Meade  m  Mary  Abrell  in  1726  in  Bucks 
County,  Pa.  He  gave  his  father  as  William  Meade 
of  Cecil  County,  Md.  Mary  was  recorded  as 
the  daughter  of  Richard  Abrell  of  Cecil  County, 
Md.  According  to  records,  John  must  have  been 
born  between  1700  and  1705.  The  young  cou- 
ple, being  Quakers,  had  to  meet  certain  require- 
ments for  marriage;  one  of  them  being  "The 
young  man  is  desired  to  bring  a  certificate  of 
his  conversation  and  clearness."  They  moved  to 
Northern  Virginia  shortly  after  the  wedding. 

In  1741,  John  Meade's  name  appeared  on 
the  poll  list  for  election  of  members  to  the 
House  of  Burgesses  in  Prince  William  Co.,  Va. 
in  1  746.  He  and  his  brother,  Samuel,  had  moved 
to  the  part  of  Fairfax  County  which  later  be 
came  Loudon.  In  1754  John  died  in  Bedford  Co. 
The  records  show  that  he  was  a  landowner.  He 
may  have  also  have  been  a  carpenter,  as  was 
his  oldest  son,  William. 

William  served  as  Sheriff  of  Bedford  County, 
Virginia.  He  was  also  a  deputy  surveyor.  Justice 
of  the  County  Court  and  Lieutenant  of  the 
County  Militia  in  that  county.  He  fought 
against  the  French  at  Fort  Duquesne  and  was 
in  the  Militia  during  the  Revolutionary  War. 
He  could  have  been  the  William  Meade  men- 
tioned (along  with  Ebenezer  and  Thomas) 
by  L.  P.  Summers  in  "Annals  of  Southwest 
Virginia"  as  being  a  private  under  Col.  William 
Christian  during  his  Cherokee  Indian  Expedi- 
tion in  August  of  1776.  It  is  doubtful  that  he 
was  the  William  Bingham  Meade  at  Balclutha, 
the  second  settlement  at  the  Forks,  where  the 
Tug  and  Levisa  rivers  join  to  make  the  Big 
Sandy;  near  the  present  sites  of  Louisa,  Ken- 
tucky and  Fort  Gay,  West  Virginia. 

William  was  the  oldest  child  of  John  and 
Mary.  He  was  born  10  October  1827  in  Fair- 
fax County.  In  1750  he  m  Ann  Haile  (1732- 
1769)  d/o  Nicholus  and  Ruth  Haile  of  Bucks 
Co.,  Pa.  His  second  marriage  was  to  Martha 
(Cowles)  Stith  b  1749  to  Col.  Cowles  of  Charles 
City   Co.,    Va.     William  was  the  father  of   12 


children,  most  of  whom  migrated  South  and 
West;  some  of  them  dying  in  Tennessee,  Georgia 
and  Texas. 

One  of  these  sons  was  Cowles  Meade  b  1776 
d  1844,  a  member  of  the  U.S.  Congress  from 
Georgia  in  1805.  In  December  of  that  year 
he  was  appointed  the  first  Territorial  Governor 
of  Mississippi.  Another  was  Stith  Meade  b  1776 
d  1807,  a  prominent  minister  in  the  Methodist 
Church  of  Henrico  Co.  Va. 

John  and  Mary  (Abrell)  Meade  had  two 
other  sons;  Abrell  and  Robert,  the  subject 
of  this  manuscript. 

ROBERT  AND  HANNAH  (RHODES)  MEADE 
AND  THEIR  DESCENDANTS 

Robert,  a  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Abrell) 
Meade,  was  born  in  Bedford,  County,  Va.  about 
1750.  He  married  Hannah  Rhodes,  a  cousin, 
who  was  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Meade) 
Rhodes,  about  1770  in  Bedford  County,  Va. 
Several  of  their  ten  children  were  born  there 
during  the  years  he  dealt  extensively  in  real 
estate.  "His  lands  lay  on  Goose  Creek,  or  its 
tributaries  in  Bedford  County.  Of  these,  1600 
acres  had  been  bought  from  his  brother,  William, 
for  16,000  pounds  of  tobacco,"  was  one  of 
Henry  Scalf's  comments  in  TEK.  Robert 
Meade  sold  part  or  all  of  his  vast  acreage  and 
moved  to  Floyd  County,  Kentucky  in  1801. 
Robert  and  Hannah  had  a  large  family  during 
the  30  years  they  lived  in  Bedford  County. 

Tradition  says  that  Robert  brought  slaves 
to  Mud  Creek  to  help  him  prepare  his  planta- 
tion for  his  family.  The  first  mention  of  him  in 
Floyd  County  Court  orders  was  in  May,  1810. 
He  was  appointed  as  surveyor  of  a  road  from 
Grahanr;'s  Shoals  to  the  Gap  of  Mud.  The  fol- 
lowing persons,  who  evidently  lived  along  the 
way,  were  ordered  to  assist  him:  Ichabod  Mc- 
Brayer,  Robert  Meade,  Jr.,  Jacob  Slusher, 
Rhodes  Meade  (another  son),  Christopher  Toler 
(for  whom  Toler  Creek  is  named  and  who 
married  Edy,  Robert  Meade  Sr.'s  daughter), 
Robert  Toler  and  John  Casebolt  (information 
from  TEK). 

Robert  and  Hannah  (Rhodes)  Meade  lived, 
died  and  were  buried  in  Floyd  County,  Ken- 
tucky. He  died  intestate  in  the  early  part  of 
1825.  A  son-in-law,  Jonathan  Akers,  qualified 
as  Administrator  of  Robert's  estate  at  the  Feb- 
ruary term  of  court  that  year.     Sureties  were: 


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Solomon  Akers  (another  son-in-law)  and 
Thomas  Owens.  Robert's  family  began  to  move 
on.  Some  stopped  in  the  present  Johnson 
County  and  others  went  on  to  the  banks  of  the 
Ohio.  "It  was  a  restless  day  and  the  urge  of  the 
people  was  westward  "(also,  from  TEK). 

The  children  of  Robert  anc'  Hannah  Meade 
were:  Benjamin;  Rhodes;  Edy;  Samuel;  William; 
Moses;  Eli;  Matilda;  Kitta  and  Robert.  There  is 
little  known  about  four  of  these  ten  children. 
Three  of  the  children  married  into  the  Akers 
family  of  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  and  all  of  them  left 
descendants  in  the  area,  particularly  in  Pike  and 
Floyd  counties. 

The  only  birthdates  known  for  Robert's 
children  are  for  the  oldest,  Benjamin,  and  the 
youngest,  Eli;  so  I  will  give  their  information 
by  their  marriage  dates.  Their  children  were 
the  fourth  generation  of  the  William  Meade 
family  in  America. 

4.  Benjamin,  the  oldest  son  of  Robert  and 
Hannah,  was  born  about  1772  in  Bedford 
County,  Virginia.  In  1796  he  married  Elizabeth 
Brown  who  was  born  there  in  1777.  They 
brought  their  seven  children  and  came  to  Ken- 
tucky to  live  in  1812.  They  probably  stopped 
and  visited  with  relatives  as  they  continued 
down  river;  first  to  Wayne  Co.,  Va.  and  then 
to  Greenup  Co.,  Ky.  There  they  lived  in  the 
area  of  the  present  airport  on  land  rented  from 
Joseph  Powell.  Benjamin  died  in  1821  and  was 
buried  in  Tygart  Valley.  Elizabeth  later  owned  a 
home  where  the  city  of  Raceland,  Kentucky  is 
located.  She  died  in  1851.   Children: 

5.  Santford,  b.  21  Jan  1789  in  Bed- 
ford County,  Va.,  died  single;  Cynthia  was  also 
born  in  Bedford  county  (25  June  1799),  may 
have  married  in  Greenup  Co.;  Lucy  Wiatt  was 
also  born  in  Bedford  County  (12  Apr  1802) 
and  m  Samuel  L.  Powell;  Albert  G.,  b.  10  Feb 
1803,  married,  died  10  June  1872;  Henry 
A.D.,  b.  3  Oct  1805  and  d.  7  June  1897;  m. 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Vincent  Powell,  17  Jan 
1834. 

6.     Henry    A.D.    Jr.,    m.    Emma    J. 
Fisher.  Their  son: 

7.  Armisted  David  Meade  III 
was  a  brigadier  general  during  the  Korean  War. 
5.  John  Lemuel,  b  20  June  1807, 
died  single;  Matilda  D.,  b.  2  Jul  1809  and  d. 
5  Jan  1895;  Sophia  B.,  b.  Wayne  Co.,  Va.  22 
Sep  1812  and  d.  6  May  1907;  William  Rhodes, 
b.  18  Jul  1815,  m.  Chloe  Adams  in  1837  and 
Benjamin  F.,  b.  2  Jul  1818. 

The  last  two  of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth's 
children  were  born  in  Greenup  Co.,  Ky.  Sev- 
eral of  their  childrens'  marriages  took  place 
there,  also. 


4.  Rhodes,  the  second  child  of  Robert  and 
Hannah  (Rhodes)  Meade  to  marry  b.  25  Feb 
1780,  d.  15  Sep  1843,  m.  Priscilla  Newlon 
17  Nov  1800  in  Bedford  County,  Va.  Priscilla, 
b.  9  Dec  1781,  d.  23  Oct  1865,  was  the  daughter 
of  John  Newlon.  They  must  have  come  to  Ken- 
tucky with  his  parents,  because  all  of  their  child- 
ren are  thought  to  have  been  born  in  Kentucky. 
Rhodes  was  in  the  War  of  1812.  He  became 
a  Justice  of  the  Floyd  County  Court  on  January 
24,  1822.  He  purchased  land  above  the  mouth 
of  Mud  Creek  on  the  Big  Sandy  River  (near 
present  day  Harold,  Kentucky)  from  Alexander 
Lackey  in  1825.  Being  a  Baptist  minister  and 
opposed  to  slavery  may  have  influenced  his 
moving  from  Pike  County,  Kentucky  to  Wash- 
ington County,  Ind.  Twelve  of  their  16  children 
moved  with  then-i.  Two  had  died  as  infants  and 
two  others  married  and  stayed  in  Kentucky. 
The  names  of  their  children  were:  Mary;  Han- 
nah; Nancy  Ann;  John  N.;  Lucinda;  Belinda; 
Rhodes;  Robert  A.;  Moses;  Priscilla;  Recia; 
Matilda;  -  ?  Benjamin  Sr.;  Deborah  and  Cather- 
ine. 

5.  Mary  (Polly)  m.  William  Weddington 
in  Pike  County,  Ky.;  Hannah,  m.  1)  John  Keach, 
a  minister,  2)  Seth  Howell;  Nancy  Ann  m.  a 
Wilson;  John  N.  m.  Lucirda  Moore;  Lucinda  m. 
Amos  Leslie;  Belinda  m.  Moses  S.  Walker; 
Rhodes,  Robert  A.  and  Moses;  no  information. 
Priscilla  m.  a  Stone;  Recie,  Matilda  and  another; 
no  information  . 

5.  Benjamin  Sr.  (1813-1879)  m.  Sarah 
Wilson  (b.  1  Jan  1817  and  d.  3  May,  1896)  in 
Washington  Co.,  Ind.  They  lived  there  and  reared 
10  children,  most  of  whom  are  buried  there. 
Both  Benjamin  and  Sarah  are  buried  in  the 
Wilson-Meade  Cemetery,  Polk  Township,  Wash- 
ington County.   Their  children  were: 

6.  John  W.  b  1835  d  23  Jan  1907 
m.  Sarah  Davis;  Priscilla  Jane  m.  William  John- 
son 27  Mar  1853,  they  moved  to  Kansas;  Ala- 
phair  m.  13  Sep  1860  William  Riley  Snyder, 
they  moved  to  Jeffersonville,  Indiana;  David  b. 
1839  d.  1861  was  a  Civil  War  soldier.  He  was 
buried  in  the  same  cemetery  as  his  parents; 
Rhodes  J.  m.  Elizabeth  Codwell,  they  moved  to 
Kansas;  Priscovia  m.  Benjamin  H.  Robinson, 
they  lived  in  Jeffersonville,  Ind.;  Martha  b  1849 
d.  1890  m.  Beal  A.  Spurrier,  a  Civil  War  soldier, 
31  Dec  1866;  Benjamin  Jr.  m.  1)  Ursula  Nelson, 
2)  Harriett  Diehl  and  3)  Mrs.  Laura  McWhorter! 
Benjamin  and  his  second  wife,  the  mother  of 
all  his  children,  are  buried  in  Bethel  M.E.  Church 
Cemetery,  Polk  Township,  Ind.  Ezekiel  Lemar 
Meade  b.  13  Jan  1855,  d.  9  Feb  1948  m. 
Frances  Eveline  Martin;  both  are  buried  in  the 
Wilson-Meade  Cemetery.  Millard  Meade  died 
in  infancy. 


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5.  Deborah,  the  15th  child  of  Rhodes 
and  Priscilla  (Newlon)  Meade  m.  1)  John  Owens 
2)  Thomas  Ratliff  and  they  had  a  daughter. 

6.  Louisa  Ratliff  m.  Samuel  Fer- 
ruson,  an  influential  citizen  of  Wayne  County, 
West  Virginia.  He  was  a  Lt.  in  the  C.S.A.  They 
had  a  daughter. 

7.  Virginia  Ferguson  b.  8  Dec 
1860  m.  James  Vinson  b.  27  Mar  1856.  He 
was  the  grandson  of  James  Moore  Vinson,  Sr., 
who  was  a  pioneer  of  the  Big  Sandy.  He  was 
born  in  South  Carolina  and  came  to  Kentucky 
through  Virginia.  He  met  a  native— born  girl, 
Rhoda  Sperry,  "at  the  Gap  of  the  mountains." 
They  were  married  in  Floyd  County,  Kentucky 
in  1812.  They  settled  on  the  Virginia  (now  W. 
Va.)  side  of  the  Big  Sandy  River,  above  Louisa. 
There,  on  their  farm,  in  1820,  Lazarus  was  born. 
He  married  Jane  Ratliff  and  moved  to  the  Ken- 
tucky side  of  the  river,  where  Lazarus  engaged 
in  farming  and  timbering.  He  died  in  1895. 
His  son,  James  Vinson,  Jr.,  who  married  Virgin- 
ia, was  also  engaged  in  the  timber  business 
until  he  was  about  thirty  years  of  age.  Then  he 
was  elected  Jailor  of  Lawrence  County,  Ky.  and 
served  from  1885  to  1895.  James  and  Virginia 
Vinson  had  four  children;  they  were: 

8.  Louisa,  no  informa- 
tion; Georgia  m.  J.G.  Marchant;  Robert  W.  (13 
Aug  1881  -  29  Dec  1952)  "Big  Bob",  who  was 
born  at  Donithan,  Ky.  and  m.  Helen  Compton 
in  Lawrence  County,  moved  to  Louisa  by  flat- 
boat  after  his  father  had  been  elected  Jailor. 
He  spent  most  of  his  life  there.  He  attended 
Centre  College,  where  he  played  on  the  football 
team.  Early  in  the  present  century  he  was 
dubbed  "Good  Samaritan"  because  of  his  part 
in  carrying  messages  for  many  miles  around  his 
area.  His  telephone  was  the  last  one  on  the  road 
and  people  always  depended  upon  him  to  take 
messages  to  their  relatives  despite  the  weather. 
Because  of  ill  health,  he  resigned  from  his  posi- 
tion as  Postmaster  at  Louisa,  Kentucky  in  1949, 
after  having  served  16  years.  He  had  been 
farmer.  Magistrate,  Highway  Inspector  and  Dis- 
trict Probation  Officer  before  becoming  Post- 
master. 

8.  Frederick  Moore  Vin- 
son, the  most  famous  of  these  great,  great,  great 
grandchildren  of  Robert  and  Hannah  (Rhodes) 
Meade  was  born  during  the  period  his  father 
was  Jailor  of  Lawrence  County,  Kentucky.  He 
married  Roberta  Dixon  24  Jan  1923  and  they 
had  two  sons.  He  served  many  years  as  the 
Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States.  At  his  death,  he  was  brought 
back  to  Lawrence  County,  Kentucky  and  laid 
to  rest  in  a  simple  ceremony. 


9.    Frederick  Moore,  Jr. 
and  James  Robert  Moore. 

5.  Catherine  "Katie",  daughter  of 
Rhodes  and  Priscilla  (Newlon)  Meade,  was  born 
in  Floyd  County,  Kentucky  in  1807  and  died  in 
Vienna,  Missouri  24  Aug  1897.  She  married 
Enoch  Ferrell  in  Floyd  Co.  29  Jul  1825.  He  was 
b.  1804  in  Virginia  and  died  28  Mar  1859  at 
Lane's  Prairie,  Marie's  County,  Mo. 

His  father  emigrated  to  America  from  Ire- 
land, settled  in  Virginia  and  there  married  a 
woman  named  Neville.  Enoch  was  reared  in 
Kentucky  under  the  name  of  his  stepfather,  a 
Canada,  who  married  Enoch's  mother  after  the 
death  of  his  father.  Enoch  was  a  Baptist  Minis- 
ter and  singing  Master.  His  will  dated  7  Mar 
1859  is  on  file  at  the  Marie's  County  court- 
house, Vienna,  Mo. 

Enoch's  older  brother,  Jonathan  Ferrell,  ran 
away  from  home  after  his  mother  and  Mr. 
Canada  moved  to  Kentucky.  He  settled  in  Cof- 
fee County,  Tennessee,  and  his  descendants 
are  found  in  Mississippi. 

There  are  many  Ferrells  in  Pike  County, 
Kentucky  and  in  the  Mud  Creek  area  of  Floyd 
County.  Lonzo,  Cleve  and  Joe  Ferrell,  veterans 
of  World  War  I,  were  born,  married  and  died 
there,  leaving  descendants.  Were  they  Enoch's 
relatives?  He  and  Catherine  Ferrell  migrated 
to  Indiana  with  her  father,  Rhodes  Meade. 
They  had  12  children,  all  born  in  Jackson  Co., 
Ind.    They  were: 

6.  Angeronia  m.  1)  a  Snyder  and 
2)  a  Hague;  William  Rowen  m.  Mary  Forrester; 
Thomas  Jefferson  (25  Nov  1829  -  10  May 
1911)  m.  Luemma  Baker  (12  Sep  1845-  20  May 
1913);  John  Meade  Ferrell  (1831  -  1908)  m. 
Elvira  Fitzgerrel  (1830  -  1897)  Polly  Harriett 
m.  Dr.  William  Appleby;  Robert  died  at  age  18; 
Enoch  Parker  Ferrell  m.  Emily  Mitler;  Catherine 
m.  James  Davis;  Lucinda  m.  Jasper  Copeland- 
Rhodes  died  at  age  11;  Caroline  m.  Silas  Slater 
and  Houston  m.  Martha  Jarvis. 

Enoch  Parker  and  Catherine  Ferrell  were 
twins.  They  moved  from  Jackson  Co.,  Ind. 
to  Lanes  Prairie,  Marie's  Co.,  Mo.  in  1848. 
Their  father  died  there  28  Mar  1859.  Their 
mother,  Catherine,  chose  to  spend  her  last 
days  with  her  grandson.  Dr.  Rhodes  Meade,  in 
Vienna,  Mo.  She  died  there  24  Aug  1897. 

4.  Edy,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Hannah 
(Rhodes)  Meade,  was  born  in  Bedford  County, 
Va.  She  m.  Christopher  Toler  there  15  Jan 
1801.  They  came  to  Kentucky  with  Edy's 
father  and  settled  on  a  tributary  of  Big  Mud 
Creek  in  Floyd  County.  The  creek  became 
known  as  Toler's  Creek.  They  left  there  and 
settled  in  the  Boyd  Co.,  Ky.  -  Lawrence  Co., 
O.  area. 


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The  marriage  of  this  couple  is  recorded  in 
Bedford  County.  John  Ayers,  IVlinister,  per- 
formed the  ceremony.  The  bond  says  "Know 
All  Men  by  These  Present:  that  we,  Christopher 
Toler  and  Uriah  Leftwitch,  Jr.  are  held  and 
firmly  bound  unto  James  Monroe,  Esquire, 
Governor  and  Chief  Magistrate  of  the  State  of 
Virginia,  in  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars  to  which  payment  well  and  truly  to  be 
paid  to  the  said  James  Monroe  or  to  his  suc- 
cessors, we  bind  ourselves  and  each  of  us  and 
each  of  our  heirs,  Exors.  and  Admrs.,  Jointly 
and  severally  firm  by  these  present.  Sealed  with 
our  seals  and  dated  the  13th  day  of  January 
1801." 

"The  Condition  of  the  above  obligation  is 
such  that  whereas  there  is  a  marriage  shortly 
intended  to  be  had  and  Solemnized  between  the 
above  Christopher  Toler  and  Edy  Meade,  Now  if 
there  shall  be  no  lawful  cause  to  obstruct  the 
said  marriage  then  the  above  obligation  to  be 
void  else  to  remain  in  full  force  &  virtue." 
(signed  by  Christopher  Toler  (L.S.)  and  Uriah 
Leftwitch  (L.S.) 

The  first  known  reference  to  the  Toler 
family  is  in  1707.  That  year  one  Mathew 
(Toler)  of  Prince  William  County,  Virginia  was 
given  a  land  patent  for  the  "Transportation  of 
three  persons."  They  were  Thos.  Elliott,  Mary 
Elliott  and  Quandam  Bunting.  In  1782  and 
1785  the  records  of  Bedford  Co.,  Va.  refer  to 
the  Tolers— Matthew  and  Joshua.  An  inventory 
of  the  estate  of  Joshua  was  filed  in  that  county 
12  May  1792.  The  will  of  William  Toler,  dated 
April  8,  1791  is  recorded  in  Pittslyvania  Co., 
Va.  Legatees  of  William  were  son,  Joseph:  son, 
Joshua's,  widow  and  five  children  (Nancy, 
Molly,  Barnabus,  John  and  Cornelious);  daugh- 
ters, Lucy  Bowles  and  Frances  Dixon.  Barna- 
bus m.  Sally  Hackworth  5  Dec  1805  and  Nancy 
m.  Santford  Dove  19  Jan  1807.  Both  marriages 
took  place  in  Bedford  Co.,  Va.  Another  Joshua 
Toler's  will,  dated  10  Jul  1818,  is  recorded  in 
the  same  county  in  Virginia.  The  record  indi- 
cates Christopher  and  Stephen  Toler  were  sons 
of  Joseph,  the  son  of  Joshua.  Stephen  Toler 
settled  in  the  present  Carter  Co.,  Kentucky. 
He  owned  land  on  Tygart's  Creek.  Others  of 
the  Toler  name  owned  land  on  Little  Sandy 
River.  They  intermarried  with  the  Fuller, 
Dixon,  Davis  and  Prichard  families.  Records 
of  the  Toler  family  are  to  be  found  in  several 
Eastern  Kentucky  counties,  including  Lawrence 
and  Boyd  counties. 

Edy  and  Christopher  must  not  have  stayed 
long  with   her  father,    Robert  Meade   in  Floyd 


Co.,  Kentucky  because  their  daughter,  Lucy 
Toler,  was  born  in  1803  in  Boyd  Co.,  Ky.  She 
married  Lewis  Prichard  b.  in  1800,  in  Lawrence 
Co.  Ohio  29  Dec  1822.  They  lived  in  Boyd 
Co.,  Ky.  and  had  a  family  of  11  children,  who 
may  have  all  been  born  there.  Prichard  d.  25 
Nov  1879  and  Lucy  died  30  Dec  1883.  They 
are  buried  at  Kavanaugh  Chapel  Cemetery  (1873 
1947)  in  Boyd  Co.,  Ky.  Markers  show  that 
their  children,  A.  J.,  born  20  Sep  1824,  d. 
6  Feb  1868  (and  his  wife,  Nancy  J.,  b.  17  Feb 
1829,  d.  21  Jan  1878)  and  Mary  Ann  Prichard 
b.  16  May  1824  d.  17  Sep  1846  are  buried  in 
the  same  cemetery.  Other  Prichards  buried 
there  are  Robert  (1866  -  1930),  Bell  (1868  - 
1960)  and  D.  L.  (4  Nov  1896  -  25  Nov  1922). 
Other  children  of  Lucy  and  Lewis  Prichard 
were: 

6.  Sarah  (1823  -  1898);  William 
(1826  -  1906);  Lucinda  (1834  -  1913);  Joseph 
(1836  -  1914);  Dr.  Lewis  Prichard  (1839  -  1920) 
m.  Sarah  Bell  Meade  (1843  -  1917)  in  1868; 
James  (1841  -  1910)  m.  Henrietta  Smith  in 
1868;  Robert  (1844  -  1899);  Christopher  Co- 
lumbus. (1846  -  1914)  and  Richard  J.  (1850  - 
1903). 

4.  Samuel,  the  fourth  of  Robert  and 
Hannah  Meade's  children  to  marry  was  born  in 
Bedford  Co.,  Va.  He  married  Katie  Good- 
beard.  They  came  to  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  in  the 
early  1800's.  Most  of  their  children  married 
there  and  left  descendants  who  believe  that 
Samuel  and  Katie  lived,  died  and  were  buried 
in  Floyd  County.  Their  nine  children  were: 

5.  Thomas,  b.  in  Va.,  m.  Mary 
(Polly)  Hall,  d.  of  Reuben  and  Nancy  (Branham) 
Smith  Hall,  in  Pike  Co.,  Ky.  on  23  Mar  1822. 
Mary's  parents  were  born  in  North  Carolina; 
Reuben  in  1771  and  Nancy  in  1774.  Thomas 
and  Mary  had  several  children;  one  of  them  was: 

6.  Kisiah,  b.  in  Floyd  Co., 
Ky.  ca.  1824.  She  m.  22  Jan  1843  James  Jus- 
tice in  the  same  county.  One  daughter: 

7.  Sarah  "Sally"  Justice  was 
b.  in  1853  in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  and  died  in  Carter 
Co.,  Ky.  in  1940.  She  m.  George  William  Dean, 
who  was  b.  in  N.C.  in  1855  and  d.  in  Carter 
County  in  1937.  They  had  a  daughter: 

8.  Caroline  "Carrie" 
Dean  (1886  -  1975)  was  b.  in  Letcher  Co.,  Ky. 
She  m.  Walter  "Watt"  Counts  (1884  -  1964) 
in  Carter  Co.,  Ky.,  where  he  was  b.  19  Oct  1905. 
He  died  in  Greenup  Co.,  Ky.,  but  she  died  in 
Scioto  Co.,  0.  One  of  their  several  children 
was: 

9.    Myrtle     (1908     - 


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1968)  was  born  in  Scioto  County,  but  died  in 
Carter  Co.,  Ky.  She  m.  Ephraim  "Eph"  Kiser 
22  Nov  1930  and  they  had  these  six  children: 

10.  Joyce  m. 
a  Logan  and  lived  Portsnnouth,  0.  in  1981. 
They  had  three  sons;  one  is  his  by  a  former 
marriage,  one  is  their's  and  one  is  adopted. 
Jewel  married,  had  two  children  and  lives  in 
Greenup  Co.,  Ky.  John,  U.S.M.,  retired  as 
a  Colonel.  He  is  married  and  lives  in  Lansing, 
Mich,  with  his  family.  He  has  a  son  and  a 
daughter.  Jack  is  an  attorney.  He  is  married 
and  lives  in  Lexington,  Ky.  Galen,  U.S.A. P., 
retired  as  a  major  is  now  (1981)  a  Civil  Service 
worker  in  Lexington,  Ky.  David  is  a  farmer  in 
Carter  Co.,  Ky.  He  is  married  and  has  two 
sons  and  two  daughters. 

5.  Samuel  Jr.,  son  of  Samuel  and  Katie 
Meade,  m.  a  Branham;  Robert  (nothing  known); 
Priscilla  m.  Eli  Sturgill  4  May  1826;  Elizabeth 
m.  John  Baldridge;  Kisiah  m.  Thomas  Blackburn 
Akers  24  Apr  1823;  Isabell  "Ibby"  m.  Joseph 
Sailings;  Katherine  "Kate"  m.  Elijah  Kennedy 
(Canada?  Ferrell?)  in  Pike  County.  They  were 
both  born  in  Virginia,  but  may  have  reared 
their  seven  children  in  Kentucky. 

6.  Elizabeth  m.  Hiram  Bran- 
ham;  Naomi  (nothing  known);  Arkansas,  b. 
in  1842  in  Pike  Co.,  Ky.  m.  Hiram  Wells,  a  Civil 
War  soldier,  ca.  1861.  He  was  born  in  Floyd 
Co.,  Ky.  They  had  the  following  nine  children: 

7.  Francis  Marion  Wells,  b. 
1862  in  Ky.,  died  in  infancy;  Andrew  Jackson 
Wells,  b.  at  Louisa,  Ky.  in  1864,  married  and 
had  a  daughter: 

8.  Violetta  m.  J.H. 
Upton  and  was  living  in  Fredonia,  Kansas  in 
1981. 

7.  These  five  Wells  children 
were  born  in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.:  Mary  Bell  in 
1866;  Allen  in  1868;  David  M.  in  1871;  Hiram 
B.  in  1874  and  Elijah  L.  in  1877. 

The  Wells  family  moved  to  Arkansas  about 
1880.  Wm.  Lewis,  b.  1882  and  Lenora,  b.  1884 
were  born  in  Baxter,  Co.,  Ark.  During  the  next 
20  years  they  moved  to  Kansas,  then  to  Cali- 
fornia, and  back  to  Wilson  Co.,  Kansas. 

6.  Andrew  J.,  son  of  Elijah 
and  Katherine  (Meade)  Kennedy  was  born  in 
Pike  Co.,  Ky.  in  1845  and  went  to  Mississippi 
to  live.  Elizabeth,  was  born  in  1849.  Katherine 
and  Samuel,  no  information. 

5.  Rhodes  Meade  "Big  Rhodes" 
Meade,  son  of  Samuel  and  Katie,  was  b.  in  1800. 
He   m.   Sarah    "Sally"   Richardson.     They  and 


most  of  their  nine  children  lived,  died  and  were 
buried  in  the  Little  Mud  Creek  section  of  Floyd 
Co.,  Ky.  Descendants  are  numerous.  He  had 
three  soldier  sons. 

6.  Robert  volunteered  in  March, 
1864  as  a  private  in  Co.  B.,  39th  Ky.  Mounted 
Inf.,  U.S.A.  He  m.  Malinda  Wraten  and  they 
lived,  died  and  are  buried  in  Floyd  County. 
McDonald,  also  volunteered  as  a  private  in  the 
same  regiment  as  Robert,  but  he  served  in  Com- 
pany K.  He  m.  Elizabeth  Wraten.  Lemuel  vol- 
unteered as  a  private  in  the  10th  Ky.  Inf.,  C.S.A. 
He  m.  Nancy  Roberts  and  they  lived,  died  and 
were  buried  near  Honaker,  Ky.   A  daughter: 

7.  Martha  was  born  in 
Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  and  there  married  Squire  Hamil- 
ton, who  was  Magistrate  in  the  Little  Mud  Creek 
area  for  many  years.  All  seven  of  their  children 
were  born  near  Honaker. 

8.  Alex  Hamilton  m. 
Myra  Halbert  in  Floyd  County  and  all  seven  of 
their  children  were  born  there. 

9.  Preston  "Press" 
was  killed  when  young  and  single;  Felix  m  1) 
Bess  Bush  and  2)  Ruth  Osborn;  James  "Jim" 
m.  Myrtle  Conn;  Vannie  m.  Spurlock;  Martha 
married  (no  other  information);  Pansy  never 
married;  and  Doll  Mae  m.  Lemuel  Meade,  a 
descendant  of  "Little  Rhodes". 

8.  Basil  "Bas"  Hamilton 
m.  Flossie,  daughter  of  Jack  and  Jane  (Meade) 
Hale,  in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  and  their  five  children 
were  all  born  there. 

9.  Beatrice  and  Paul 
died  single;  Roy  m.  Geneva  Stamper;  Ralph  m. 
Wanda  Daniel  and  Nell  m.  Jimmie  Jayne  of 
Johnson  Co.,  Ky.  They  had  a  son,  but  I  have 
no  information  about  him. 

8.  Taulbee  "Tol"  Ham- 
ilton m.  Bess  Hale,  d/o  Jack  and  Jane  (Meade) 
Hale,  in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  There  all  five  of  their 
children  were  born. 

9.  Wall  m.  Oma 
Sturgill;  Nervy  (1926  -  28  Jul  1964),  died  single; 
Captela  (F)  and  Lockey  (F)  married  (no  other 
information);  Texas  (F)  m.  George  Lacey. 

8.  "Dock"  Hamilton 
was  born  at  Honaker,  Ky.  20  Dec  1898  and  died 
in  Ashland,  Ohio  in  1970.  He  is  buried  in  the 
Hamilton  Cemetery,  near  Honaker.  He  was  a 
construction  worker.  He  m.  Lizzie  -?  but, 
they  had  no  children. 

8.    Virgie  Hamilton 

never  married;  Ellen  m.  Charlie  Moore  and 
they  had  two  children;  Buster  and  Cletha 
Moore. 


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8.  Lexie  Hamilton  m. 
Lonzo  Ferrell,  son  of  Cleve  or  Joe.  They 
had  a  family  and  lived  in  Lexington,  Ky. 

6.  John  P.,  s/o  "Big  Rhodes" 
and  Sally  Meade,  served  as  a  private  in  the  same 
regiment  as  his  three  brothers;  however,  Robert 
was  in  Co.  B.  while  Rhodes,  McDonald  and 
John  P.  were  in  Co.  K.  of  the  Union  Army. 
He  married  Sarah  Roberts  in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  16 
Sep  1870.  Three  of  their  children  are  known 
to  have  been  born  there. 

7.  Alex  L.  was  a  teacher 
in  early  Floyd  County  schools.  He  married 
Martha  (6  Oct  1884  -  1968),  d/o  Wilburn  and 
Sarah  "Sally"  (Howell)  Parsons  in  Floyd  County. 
They  lived  on  Little  Mud  Creek,  where  their 
seven  children  were  born.  They  were  buried 
on  the  Meade  Cemetery,  near  Printer. 

8.  Nora  m.  Elzie  Ad- 
kins.  They  lived  at  Printer  and  had  a  son,  Ish- 
mael,  who  m.  Linda  d/o  Noah  Parsons. 

8.  Alice  m.  Benny  s/o 
Freeland  Parsons.  However,  she  is  listed  in  an 
obituary  as  Alice  Miller  of  New  London,  Ohio. 

8.  Charles  (26  Jul  1904 
-  25  Aug  1982)  m.  Dorothy  Roberts,  who  died 
in  1975.  He  was  a  retired  mail  carrier,  he  died 
in  Our  Lady  of  the  Way  Hospital  at  Martin,  Ky. 
He  was  buried  in  the  Jess  Hunter  Cemetery 
at  Printer.    His  surviving  children  were  listed  as: 

9.  Walter,  Howard, 
Verma  Kidd  and  Charlene  Spurlock,  all  of 
Printer-  Roger  of  New  London,  0.;  Gail  Par- 
sons of  Harold,  Ky.  and  Glima  Sloan  of  Blue 
River,  Ky. 

8.  Terry  Meade  (17  Mar 
1912  -  17  Feb  1983)  m.  Kathryn  Humble,  who 
preceded  him  in  death.    His  survivors  were: 

9.    Terry  Denver 

and  Peggy  McKinney  of  Printer,  Ky.  and  Doug- 
las and  Christine  Wells  of  Tutor  Key,  Johnson 
Co.,  Ky. 

8.  Three  other  children 
of  Alex  L.  Meade:  Ted,  who  lived  at  Printer, 
but  never  married;  Lawrence,  who  m.  an  Adkins 
and  lived  at  Green  Springs,  0.  and  Virgie  (no 
information). 

7.  John  P.  Meade,  Jr.  m. 
Lewia  Parsons,  a  sister  to  Martha,  the  wife  of 
Alex,  in  Floyd  County.  They  had  two  children 
and  divorced.  He  remarried.  He  died  before 
Lewia.  She  remained  his  "widow"  and  lived  to 
be  almost  100  years  old.  She  died  on  Toler's 
Creek  at  the  home  of  her  son,  and  was  buried 
in  the  Parsons  Cemetery  on  Parsons  Branch  of 
Big  Mud  Creek,  near  Grethel,  Ky.  John  and 
Lewia  children  were: 


8.  William  "Willie"  m. 
Annie,  d.  of  Green  Elliott.  They  lived  on 
Toier  Creek  with  their  family  and  Gracie  m. 
Lonnie,  son  of  John  and  Helen  Hall.  Two  of 
their  children  were  Wendell  and  Doyle. 

7.  Katherine  "Kate",  dau- 
ghter of  John  P.  and  Sarah  Meade,  m.  Samuel 
Elliott. 

6.  Thomas  Freeland  Meade,  son 
of  Rhodes  and  Sally,  was  born  in  Floyd  Co. 
Ky.  He  married  Syreca  "Reesie"  Davis  in  Law- 
rence Co.,  Ky.  He  was  a  Missionary  Baptist 
minister.  They  lived  with  their  family  of  seven 
children  in  the  Johnson-Lawrence  area.  They 
died  there  and  are  buried  at  Patrick,  or  Graves 
Shoals  in  Lawrence  County.  Their  children 
were: 

7.  Viola  married  1)  Samuel 
Meredith  and  2)  Harry  Dollarhide,  but  had  no 
children. 

7.  Samuel  m.  Sarah  Hager 
and  they  reared  12  children  in  the  area  where 
he  grew  up. 

8.  Gertrude  m  1)  W.C. 
Eden,  had  two  children  and  m.  2)  Fred  Elkins. 

9.  Juanita  Eden  m. 
Mack  Lykins  and  they  adopted  a  son,  Ronald 
David.  Her  brother  Fred  Lee  m.  Catherine 
Pinson  and  they  had  six  children:  Sharon  Lee; 
Elinor  Lynn;  Chrystal  Yvonne;  Michael  Allen; 
Sheliah  Kay  and  Alice  Fay. 

8.  Lafe,  s/o  Samuel 
Meade  m.  Georgia  Swim  and  they  had  three 
sons.  Bruce  m.  Lois  Dolan;  Archie,  the  second 
son,  m.  Bonnie  Maynard  and  Paul,  the  third  son, 
m.  Pattie  — ? 

8.  Sam  Jr.  m.  Loucille 
Canterberry  and  they  had  two  children:  Lor- 
raine m.  Jake  Smith  and  Eugene  m.  Virginia 
Moore  and  they  had  Stevie  Moore  Meade. 

8.  Elizabeth  Ann  was 
born  3  Jan  1906  in  Lawrence  Co.,  Ky.  and  died 
24  Feb  1975  in  Springfield,  0.  She  is  buried  in 
Highland  Memorial  Park  in  Johnson  Co.,  Ky. 
She  m  1)  Harrv  Savage  and  2)  Cecil  Williams. 
They  had  two  daughters;  Barbara  Ellen,  a 
daughter  m.  James  C.  Ward  and  Helen  died 
young. 

8.  Olga  m.  George  Mel- 
vin  and  had  a  son,  George,  Jr.,  who  m  Katie  — ? 
and  they  had  Sherrie  and  Stevie. 

8.  Robert  Davis  Meade, 
son  of  Samuel,  m.  Dorothy  Maynard.  They 
lived  in  Martin  County,  Ky.  and  had  eight 
children.  These  were:  Sarah  Price,  who  m.  a 
Meade;  Glen;  Carol,  who  m.  a  Marcum:  Eliza- 
beth,  Marcia,   Robert   D.   Jr.  and  Barbara  were 


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all   married,   but  no  other  information  is  avail- 
able.   The  eighth  child,  Pattie,  m.  Larry  Moore. 

8.  Katherine  m.  James 
Preston  and  they  had  these  children:  Billie 
Everet  m.  Katie  -?  and  they  had  two  children; 
Laquita  m.  Tommy  Wagner  and  they  had  three 
children;  James  Jr.  and  Charles,  who  married-? 
They  had  three  children. 

8.  Frances,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Sarah  (Hager)  Meade  m.  Leonard 
Wright  and  they  had  two  sons;  James  and  Sam- 
mie  Ray,  both  deceased. 

8.  Frank  died  in  1918. 
8.  Willie  Elmo  Meade, 
s/o  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Hager)  Meade  was  b  in 
Lawrence  Co.,  Ky  18  Feb  1916  and  died  there 
(in  Louisa)  21  June  1982.  He  m  Anna  Jordan 
and  they  had  ten  children.  All  except  Cather- 
ine, who  m  Edgel  Ratliff  and  had  a  daughter, 
Teresa  Ann,  whom  Carl  Newsomeand  had  a  son, 
Jimmy,  were  living  at  his  death.  They  were: 
R.  Davis,  who  m  Mary  Blair,  of  Leesville,  La.; 
George  m  Garnett  Williamson  and  they  lived  at 
Whitehouse  with  Billie  and  George  Jr.;  Willie 
Jr.,  also  of  Whitehouse,  m  Dottie  George  and 
they  have  Tommie,  Christopher  and  Amanda 
Fay;  James  Cecil  Meade  of  Leesville,  La.,  in 
U.S.A. F.;  Linda  m  Paul  David  Wiley  and  they 
live  at  Williamsport,  Ky.,  their  four  children  are: 
Paula  Lynne,  Rebecca  Jean;  Malissa  and  P.D. 
Jr.;  Thomas  m  Earletta  Boothe  and  they  live 
at  Van  Lear,  Ky.  with  a  daughter,  Kimatha; 
Richard  m  Bonnie  Stapleton  and  they  live  at 
Louisa  with  a  daughter,  Nora  Anne;  Marian 
Robalee  m  Marlin  Vanhoose  and  Sarah  m  a 
Whitakerand  both  couples  live  in  Louisa,  Ky. 

8.  Mary  Alice,  d/o  Sam- 
uel and  Sarah  Meade,  m  1)  Eddie  Hancock  and 
had  a  son,  Vernon,  who  m  Dottie  Clark  and  had 
a  son,  Eddie  Hancock.     She  m  2)  Leon  Smith. 

8.  John  P.  m  Gerry  and 
they  had  two  daughters.  Donna  Leah  m  Barney 
Millsap  and  had  Donna  Rose  and  Bonita  m  Mick- 
ey Grosse  and  had  three  children;  Johnnie,  Jerry 
and  a  daughter. 

7.  Kate,  d/o  Thomas  F.  and 
"Reesie"  Meade,  m  1)  LF.  Aldridge  and  2) 
Lewis  Blankenship.  She  had  no  children. 

7.  Anna,  a  sister  to  Kate, 
was  b.  22  Jul  1881  and  d.  in  1974,  at  the  age  of 
93  years.  She  m  Thomas  Price  and  is  buried 
in  the  Tom  Price  Cemetery  at  Patrick,  Ky. 
Seven  of  their  ten  children  are  deceased.  They 
are:  Arthur;  Dove;  Hensley;  Sam  Bob,  who  m 
Minnie  Justice;  Marcus,  who  m  Reba  Rice  and 
Oliver.     Others  are:     Rae  Bell,  who  m  Norman 


Ratliff  and  they  have  a  son,  Sam;  Pansy,  who  m 
Leo  Lavander  and  Etta  Maw,  who  was  b.  3  Nov 
1919  in  Lawrence  Co.,  Ky.  She  m  Lewis  Vargo 
and  they  had  a  daughter,  Bili,  who  married  a 
Workman  and  lives  at  Whitehouse  and  Fred,  who 
lives  at  River.  Etta  was  a  Jehovah's  Witness. 
She  d.  29  Mar  1982  and  is  buried  at  River,  Ky. 

7.  OIlie,  another  sister  to 
Kate,  m  James  Castle.  They  and  their  five 
children  are  deceased. 

7.  Leona,  another  sister,  m 
Malcolm  Sparks;  their  children: 

8.  Ethel  m  Ira  Hall; 
Bertha;  Flora  died  young;  and  Freeland  m 
Maudie — and  live  in  Martin  Co.,  Ky.  with  their 
family. 

7.  Jed  m  Mary  Bell  Ratliff, 
d/o  John  and  Sarah  (Ward)  Ratliff.  She  was 
born  on  Barnett's  Creek,  Johnson,  Co.,  Ky. 
and  died  at  Whitehouse,  Ky.  at  the  age  of  83. 
Their  eight  children:  Ora;  OIlie;  Molly,  who 
married  Arthur  Jordan;  Sarah  Frances,  who 
married  Sam  Duval;  Hazel,  who  m  Lindsey 
Craft;  Ernest,  who  m  Roberta  Smith;  Earl, 
who  m  Flossie  Miller  and  Howard  Meade,  who 
m  Opal  Smith. 

6.  "Little  "  Rhodes  Meade,  Jr. 
was  born  9  Aug  1845  in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  Oh 
10  Mar  1864  he  volunteered  as  private  in  Co. 
K,  39th  Ky.  Mtd  Inf.,  3rd  Div.,  23  A.C. 
USA.  Brothers,  Robert,  John  P.  and  MacDonald 
were  also  in  the  same  regiment,  but  Robert  was 
in  Co.  B.,  while  the  others  were  in  Co.  K. 
They  were  in  the  Battle  of  Puncheon  on  14  Apr 
1864  and  were  sent  to  Tug  River  in  pursuit  of 
Col.  Smith's  forces.  (Later  they  aided  in  sup- 
pressing the  guerrillas  on  Little  Sandy  River.)  In 
the  spring  of  1864,  Rhodes  was  captured  on 
Beaver  Creek,  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  by  Col.  Diamond's 
Calvery  and  spent  two  months  in  prison  at 
Christiansburg,  Va.  Upon  being  paroled,  he 
rejoined  his  command  at  Paintsville,  Ky.  He  was 
discharged  at  Louisville  15  Sep  1865  and  return- 
ed to  his  farm  in  Floyd  County,  near  Laynes- 
ville  (Harold),  Ky.  (TEK)  He  m  1)  Polly  Howell 
and  they  had  two  children. 

7.  a.  Helen  and  b.  "Little 
Tom",  who  m  Rose  Mullins  in  Floyd  County, 
where  Thomas  was  born.  They  lived  on  a  small 
branch  of  Little  Mud  Creek,  near  Honaker, 
named  Tom  Meade  Branch.  Their  two  sons 
were  born  and  raised  there.  The  parents  are 
buried  there. 

8.  Robert  "Bob"  m 
Myrtle  —  and  they  raised  12  children  near 
Honaker,   Floyd  Co.,  Ky.     Most  of  them  were 


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also  married  in  Floyd. 

9.  Lemuel  Meade  b 
13  Oct  1915  m  Dolly  Mae  Hamilton,  d/o  Alex 
and  Myra  (Halbert)  Hamilton  (see  the  family  of 
Lemuel  and  Nancy  Roberts  Meade)  In  Floyd 
Co.,  Ky.  Dolly  d.  there  in  the  1970's.  They 
had  four  sons;  Albon  b  16  Aug  1938;  Cloyd  b  9 
Nov  1940;  Dale  Lee  b  21  Jul  1944  and  Ricky 
b  5  Mar  1952.  The  writer  has  no  information 
about  their  marriages. 

9.  Twina  Meade  b 
1916  m  Bernard  Ratliff.  They  had  Misty  Ellen, 
who  m  an  Elliott;  Kenneth  and  Bernadetta.  No 
information  on  marriages. 

9.  June  Meade  was  b 
29  Nov  1918  and  m  John  Harvey.  Their  child- 
ren;    Clowett;  Deana;  Lois  and  Debbie  Harvey. 

9.  Rosa  Jane  Meade 
m  John  Parks  and  they  had  Dana,  Linda  and 
Tracy  Parks. 

9.    Woodrow  married 
-  ?    Their  children:     Carley;  Larry;  Philip  and 
Darrell  Meade. 

9.  Ransome  married 
-  ?  Their  children:  Jerry;  Roger;  Johnny;  La- 
ril  and  Julia  Meade. 

9.  Linro  married  -? 
Sonja  Meade  was  their  daughter. 

9.  Estelle  m  Edward 
Yates;  children;  Lloyd;  Randy;  Linda  and 
Fannie  Yates. 

9.  Ethel  m  Bill  Ham- 
ilton; children:  Ray,  Gail  and  Barbara  Ham- 
ilton. 

9.  Alma  Meade  m 
Kell  Shepherd;  children:    Philip  and  Bill. 

9.  Mervel  Meade  m 
Bob  Warner?;  children:  Pamela;  Brad  and 
Todd  Warner. 

9.  Siltana  Meade  m 
Colbert  Yates;  children;  Clinton;  Edman  and 
Sharon  Yates. 

8.    William  Madison 

"Willie",  s/o  "Little"  Tom  and  Rose  Meade  was 
b.  in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  He  m  Pearl  Spivey  there. 
Their  seven  children  were  born  in  Floyd.  They 
are: 

9.  Douglas  (f)  m 
James  Coker  of  South  Carolina  and  had  two 
children;  a.  Constance  m  Russell  Hall  in  Floyd 
County  and  had  Bryan  Hall  and  b.  Vivian  Coker 
(only  information). 

9.  Gertrude  Meade 
m  Mitchell  Burke  of  Floyd  County  and  had 
eight  children;  a.  Penelope  m.  Don  Schaff  of 
Taylor,  Mich  and  they  have  Jennifer  and  Daniel? 
Schaff;  b.  Clayton;  c.  Ricky;  d.  Freddy;  e.  Vic- 


tor; f.   Kent;  g.  Wendy  and  h.  Michelle  Burke. 

9.  Charles  Meade  m 
Vivian  Bradford  in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  and  they 
have  three  children;  a.  Lois  Allegra  m  Robert 
Stacy  and  they  have  a  son,  Robert  Jason  Stacy; 
b.  Sharon  married  and  had  one  child  and  c. 
Michael  Meade. 

9.  Olga  Meade  m 
Olan  McDavid  in  Floyd  County  and  had  five 
children;  a  Peggy  McDavid,  who  married  and  had 
two  children;  b.  Duane,  c.  Wm.  Patrick,  d. 
Norman  and  Gwendolyn  ?  McDavid. 

9.  Joseph  Printer  m 
Orena  Dunsmore?  and  had  children;  Denise; 
Andrea;  Philip?  and  Ginger  (Virginia?). 

9.  Betty  Yvonne 
was  born  13  Aug  1936,  m  Roger  Marshall  of 
Floyd  County  7  Apr  1955  in  Pike  County. 
Their  children  are:  a.  Deana  b.  11  June  1956 
and  m  Kent  Thompson  1  June  1975  in  Johnson 
Co.,  Ky.;  b.  Tonya  Shay  b.  1  Nov  1971  and 
Heather  Renee  Marshall  b  20  June  1974. 

9.  Claude  Edward  m 
Roberta  Moore  in  Rowan  Co.,  Ky.  and  had 
Tracy  Shawn  and  Westley  Meade. 

6.  (Continued)  "Little"  Rho- 
des's  first  wife,  Polly  Howell,  died  in  September, 
1873.  Rhodes  m  2)  Evelina,  d/o  Mark  and  Cle- 
mentine (Low)  Allen  in  August  1880  in  Logan 
Co.,  W.Va.  The  writer's  only  information  on 
their  family  is  that  they  had  children  named 
Rhodes,  Wayne  and  Martha  Jane. 

6.  Isabelle,  d/o  "Big"  Rhodes 
and  Sally  m  Samuel  Ruly.  Kate,  another  dau- 
ghter m  William  Lynch  and  Jane  a  third  daugh- 
ter m  John  Marshall. 

4.  William,  the  one  child  of  Robert  and 
Hannah  Meade  which  the  writer  has  no  informa- 
tion about. 

4.  Moses,  the  sixth  child  of  Robert's  to 
marry  was  b.  in  Bedford  Co.,  Va.  He  m  Polly 
Hackworth  in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.,  4  Nov  1810. 
He  was  a  prorninent  farmer  and  large  land 
owner.  The  land  upon  which  he  resided  was 
located  just  north  of  the  spot  where  the  railway 
depot  was  later  built.  Parts  of  his  land  are 
still  owned  by  his  descendants.  A  daughter, 
Edy,  m  into  the  Layne  family  and  many  of 
Moses's  descendants  of  that  name  still  own  land 
owned  by  him.  He  was  well  known  and  re- 
spected in  that  area  because  he  was  a  faith 
healer.  He  m  Polly  Hackworth  4  Nov  1810  in 
Floyd  County.  The  author  knows  nothing 
about  her  death  or  burial,  but  she  could  be 
buried  by  the  side  of  Moses  in  the  Layne  Ceme- 
tery. They  had  five  children  born  Floyd  County 
and   they  all   married   in  that  county  or  Pike, 


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which  was  within  Floyd  at  the  time  the  IVieades 
came  to  Eastern  Kentucky.  iVIoses  died  in  1864 
at  the  home  of  Marion  Rice,  who  had  m  his 
daughter,  Hannah.  His  five  known  children  are: 
5.  Rhodes  Meade  m  Emmariah  Elkins, 
d/o  James  and  Elizabeth  (Priest)  Elkins.  They 
lived  and  died  in  Floyd  County.  Their  eight 
children  were  born  and  married  there.  They 
were: 

6.  William  Green  Meade,  who  was 
born  in  1861,  was  a  public  school  teacher,  land 
surveyor  and  teacher  of  writing  schools.  He  m 
Louisa  Margaret  "Dolly"  Weddington.  They 
were  the  parents  of  two  children,  who  were 
accidentally  burned  to  death  in  a  household 
fire.  Following  the  tragedy  the  parents  separa- 
ted. (Dolly  m  Dr.  George  Pinson  of  Pike  Co., 
Ky.  They  had  two  children,  Hugh  Lee,  born  18 
June  1894,  disappeared.  George  Lloyd,  born  12 
Oct  1896  lives  at  Roanoke,  Va.  Dr.  Pinson  is 
buried  at  Bent  Ridge  Cemetery,  Meta,  Ky.) 
William  died  in  1936. 

6.  John  Meade,  s/o  Rhodes  and 
Emmariah  m  Hester  Burgess. 

6.  Samuel  m  Victoria  Meade  and 
had  at  least  nine  children.  A  son,  John,  was 
listed  in  the  obituaries  of  the  New  Hope  Assn. 
of  the  United  Baptist  Church  in  1961.  He 
was  born  ca.  1891  and  died  9  Apr  1961.  He  m 
Mae  Boyd  and  they  had  11  children  (two 
deceased  and  nine  surviving).  There  were  also 
four  brothers  and  four  sisters  who  were  sur- 
vivors. 

6.  Stephen  m  an  Akers.  Another 
s/o  Rhodes  and  Emmariah  m  a  Meade  and  died 
young.  Their  daughter,  Talitha  m  John  Justice 
and  they  had: 

7.  a.  William;  b.  Emmariah, 
who  m  Jack  Adkins  and  c.  George  L.  Justice. 
6.  Eliza  d/o  Rhodes  and  Emmariah 
m  George  McClanaham.  Her  brother,  Kenis, 
a  Baptist  minister,  m  Susannah  Boyd.  They 
lived  on  Toler's  Creek  in  Floyd  County  and 
had  five  children.   They  were: 

7.     Myrtle  m  Thomas  Salisbury, 
s/o  Lack,  and  had  four  children. 

8.  Daisy  Salisbury  m  Gene 
Roberts  and  had  four  children.  Her  brother, 
Paul  Dean,  m  Eula  Akers;  her  sister,  Bonnie 
Sue?  died  young  and  her  brother.  Palmer,  who 
was  b.  7  Jan  1934,  m  Mary  Louise,  d/o  Melvin 
and  Goldie  (Adkins)  Swain,  20  Nov  1959 
in  Johnson  Co.,  Ky.  They  have  a  son.  Palmer, 
Thomas,  who  was  born  9  Apr  1966  in  Pike  Co. 
Ky. 

7.     Laura,   d/o  Rhodes  and  Em- 
mariah, m  William  Spears.    Issue: 


8.  Ossie  Spears,  who  m  Mar- 
lie  Adkins;  Dorothy,  Edward,  Lucille,  Helen, 
Eloise  and  Denver  Spears  (no  other  informa- 
tion). 

7.  Geneva  Meade,  a  sister  to 
Laura,  m  a  Wagner.  She  also  had  brothers, 
Felix  and  Graden,  about  whom  the  writer  has 
in  other  information. 

5.  Edy  (Adeline)  Meade  m  Judge  Lind- 
sey  Layne  in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  5  Aug  1834.  He 
was  the  son  of  James  Shannon  and  Caty  (Ha- 
ger)  Layne.  "James  Shannon  Layne  m  Caty 
Hager  (daughter  of  John  Hager  Big  Sandy 
Pioneer)  and  removed  from  Amhurst  Co.,  Va. 
to  present  Betsy  Layne,  Floyd  County,  Ky.  in 
1796.  His  children  were;  Tandy  Middleton, 
John  Lewis,  William  Henry,  Lindsey  (m  Edy 
Meade)  Sam  George,  Solomon,  Jennie,  Nancy 
Porter,  Mary  and  Armenta  Layne.  His  father 
was  William  S.  Layne;  an  aunt,  Mildred  Layne, 
married  Tandy  Stratton  and  another  aunt, 
Nancy  Layne,  married  Thomas  Johns."  (TEK) 
Judge  Lindsey  Layne  was  a  quartermaster  in 
the  39th  Ky.  Mtd.  Inf.  U.S.A.  in  the  Civil  War. 
Afterward,  he  was  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  a 
County  Judge  of  Floyd  County,  Ky.  He  and 
Edy  had  nine  children  and  left  many  descend- 
ants in  Laynesville,  Harold  and  Betsy  Layne. 
Their  children: 

6.  a.  John  Lemuel  Layne  m  Emily 
McCoy  24  Dec  1860;  b.  James  Calvin;  c.  Moses 
Santford  m  Surrena  Clark  24  Dec  1860;  d. 
Rev.  William  Layne;  e.  Tandy  Middleton;  f. 
Lindsey  Lacy;  g.  Cyrus  lies;  h.  Sam  George  and 
i.    Broadus. 

4.  Moses  Meade  (continued)  and  had  three 
other  daughters;  a.  Elizabeth  m  William  Rice, 
Hannah  m  Francis  Marion  Rice  and  Cynthia  m 
John  Pinson  of  Pike  Co.,  Ky.  There  have  been 
genealogies  prepared  on  the  two  families  above. 

4.  Eli,  s/o  Robert  and  Hannah  Meade,  was 
born  in  Bedford  Co.,  Va.  He  m  Priscilla  Akers 
in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  7  Nov  1811.  Children  of 
theirs  were: 

5.  a.  Henry;  b.  Hannah,  who  m  John  T. 
Weddington  and  c.  Benjamin,  who  m  Patsy  - 
and  had  sons;  Sollie,  William  and  Arnold  and  a 
daughter  who  m  Lilburn  Farmer.  She  died  on 
Island  Creek,  Ky. 

4.  Matilda  was  born  in  Bedford  Co.,  Va. 
She  m  Solomon  Akers  in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  27  Feb 
1812. 

4.  Kitta  was  also  born  in  Bedford  Co.,  Va. 
She  m  Jonathan  Akers  in  Floyd  County  19 
May  1812. 

4.  Robert  "Big  Bob"  Meade,  s/o  Robert 
and    Hannah,   was   also    born    in    Bedford    Co., 


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Va.  He  m  Susan  d/o  Samuel  Clark  26  Jul  1823 
in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  All  14  of  their  children  were 
born,  lived  and  died  in  that  area.  They  were: 

5.  Polly  was  b.  1826,  m  Isaac  Williams 
in  1844  and  d  in  1865. 

5.  Peggy  was  b.  1828  and  m  James 
Williams. 

5.  Katie  was  b.  1830,  m  Turner  Bran- 
ham  andd.  1900. 

5.     Leanna  was  b.  1832  and  d.  1863. 

5.  San.uel  was  b.  1834.  He  m  Mary 
"Polly"  d/o  Valentine  and  Sally  (Justice) 
Gearheart,  who  were  also  m  in  Floyd  Co.  28 
Apr  1833.  All  seven  of  Samuel  and  Polly's 
children  were  born  in  that  coLnty  and  Samuel 
is  buried  there  at  Toler's  Creek.  Polly  remarried 
and  moved  to  Johnson  County,  where  her  dau- 
ghter, Mary,  lived.  She  took  her  daughter,  Susan 
Meade,  and  a  grandson,  Curtis,  s/o  Nan  (Meade) 
Perry,  her  youngest  daughter,  who  moved  near- 
by within  a  few  years.  Polly  died  27  Oct  1927 
and  is  buried  in  the  Osborne  Cemetery  at  White- 
house,  Johnson  Co.,  Ky. 

6.  Mary  was  born  ca  1860.  She  m 
Benjamin  Franklin  "Frank",  s/o  Isaac  and  Lewia 
(Dixon)  Parsons,  ca  1889,  in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky. 
They  lived  there  until  all  six  of  their  children 
were  born.  They  moved  to  Whitehouse  and  re- 
mained there.  He  died  22  Sep  1922  and  she 
died  13  Oct  1930.  They  are  buried  in  the  Car- 
roll Cemetery  there. 

7.  Nellie  Parsons,  d/o  Mary  and 
Frank  was  b.  1  Dec  1890.  She  m  1)  Andy 
Carroll  1  Nov  1907  in  Westerly,  W.  Va.  They 
had  two  children  and  divorced.  She  married  2) 
John  Silvia,  but  they  had  no  children. 

8.  John  Parsons  Carroll  was 
b  in  Westerly  1  Nov  1908  and  m  Laura  Evelyn 
Fuller  11  Apr  1933  in  Johnson  Co.,  Ky.  They 
had  three  children,  who  were  all  born  at  White- 
house.  Their  parents  died  in  1982.  He  died  13 
Feb  1982  and  she  14  May  1982, 

9.  Billie  J.  was  b  4  Dec 
1933.  He  m  Sue  (Daniels)  Butcher  in  Johnson 
Co.,  Ky  24  Mar  1959.  He  adopted  her  daughter, 
Holly  Denise.  He  was  a  veteran  of  the  Korean 
War  and  died  in  the  Veterans'  Hospital,  Cin- 
cinnati, 0.  24  Feb  1960.  He  is  buried  in  the 
Osborne  Cemetery  at  Whitehouse,  Ky. 

9.  Imojean  was  b  2  Aug 
1936.  She  m  John  Nelson  of  Dayton,  0.  in 
Martin  Co.,  Ky  22  Nov  1973.  They  live  at 
Whitehouse. 

9.  Judy  Gay  was  b  14 
Feb  1940.  She  m  Paul  Hough  25  Dec  1960 
in  Johnson  Co.,  Ky.     They  have  two  sons  b  in 


Lebanon,   Mo.     They  are  Dwayne  Allen,  b  23 
Mar  1962,  and  Darren  Lee. 

8.  Wanda  Carroll  was  b  23 
Apr  1910  in  Westerly,  W.  Va.  She  m  William 
"Bill"  Tipton  in  Johnson  Co.,  Ky.  28  Jan 
1931.  They  had  two  children  born  at  White- 
house,  where  they  lived  for  many  years.  Bill, 
now  deceased,  was  an  employee  of  the  C  &  0 
Railway  Co. 

9.  James  Paul  was  b  26 
Dec  1932.  He  m  Billie  Lou  Meeks  in  Johnson 
Co.,  Ky.  18  May  1951.  They  hed  a  .  James 
P.  Jr.,  who  m  Pauline  Perry;  b.  Timothy;  c. 
Teena  and  Jeffry  Tipton. 

9.  Ruth  Ann  was  b  24 
Jul  1935.  She  ml)  Lindsey  Graves  5  May  1950 
in  Johnson  Co.,  Ky.  They  had  a  daughter,  Ale- 
tha  Zane,  who  d  ca  1952.  She  m  2)  Clyde 
Estepp  in  Johnson  Co.,  KY.  They  had  a  daugh- 
ter, Monica,  b  18  Feb  1957.  Ruth  Tipton 
Graves  Estepp  m  3)  Carl  Jones  in  Johnson  Co., 
Ky.  They  had  a  daughter,  Bobbie,  who  was  b 
23  Feb  1963. 

7,  Oakley  "Coger"  s/o  Mary 
Meade  and  Frank  Parsons  was  b  3  July  1892. 
he  m  Mary  Wicker  of  Beaver  Creek,  Floyd  Co., 
Ky.  at  Pikeville,  Ky.  They  had  eight  children, 
all  b  at  Whitehouse,  Johnson  Co.,  Ky.  He  died 
at  his  home  6  Feb  1975  and  is  buried  in  the 
Ratliff  Cemetery  on  Chestnut  Creek,  nearby. 

8.  Calvin  Parsons  m  J.O.  — 
in  Dayton  Ohio. 

8.  Alice  m  Beryl  Spriggs 
in  Johnson  Co.,  Ky.  He  is  retired  from  the  U.S. 
N.  They  have  a  daughter,  Marcia  Spriggs,  who 
m  Thomas  Streets  in  S.C.  They  have  a  daughter, 
Deborah  Streets,  who  was  born  there. 

8.  Pierce  m  Pauline  Van- 
hoose  d/o  Jessie,  in  Johnson  Co.,  Ky.  He  was  b 
at  Whitehouse  and  died  there  25  Dec  1972. 
He  is  buried  or;  the  home  place.  All  three  of 
their  children  were  born  there. 

9.  a.  Duran  m  Delores 
White  in  Johnson  Co.,  Ky.  They  have  a  daugh- 
ter, Jennifer;  b.  Pamela  Susan  and  c.  William 
Pierce. 

8.  Ora  Parson  m  1)  Verlia 
(Pack)  Wiley  and  2)  Neva  (Baldridge)  Music; 
both  in  Johnson  Co.,  Ky.  No  children  in  either 
marriage. 

8.  Catherine  m  William 
"Bill"  Stallings,  now  deceased,  in  Charlestown, 
S.C.  Their  two  children  were  born  there,  a. 
Joy  Stallings  m  Thomas  Owens  in  Charleston 
and  they  have  two  children  born  there;  Chrissy 
and  James  Owens,    b.  William  Arthur  Stallings. 


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8.  Bell  Parsons  m  Gilbert, 
s/o  Sam  Ratliff  in  Johnson  Co.  Ky.  They  lived 
on  Chestnut  Creek,  near  Whitehouse,  where 
their  children  were  born.  They  were:  a.  Mic- 
hael, who  died  young  and  is  buried  near  his 
home;  b.  Dwight  m  Mary  Pelphrey  22  Feb  1970 
in  Johnson  County,  where  they  live;  c.  Diane 
m  James  Welch  of  Tennessee,  in  Johnson  Coun- 
ty, where  they  and  their  two  sons,  David  and 
Chuck  now  live. 

8.  Vicie  Parsons  never  mar- 
ried, she  lived  with  her  mother. 

8.  Imojean  m  Thomas  Hime 
in  Dayton,  O.,  where  they  and  their  two  child- 
ren Mary  Jane  and  Thomas  Mason  Hime  now 
live. 

7.  Lindsey  Parsons  was  b  5  Mar 
1894.  He  m  Beatrice  Collins  in  Knott  Co.,  Ky. 
Their  eight  children  were  born  at  Whitehouse, 
but  they  moved  to  Tampa,  Fla. 

8.  Lt.  Carmel  was  b  in 
1917.  He  was  a  county  school  teacher.  He 
joined  the  U.S.A. F.  in  1942.  He  became  a 
bombardier,  and  on  his  first  mission  to  N. 
Africa  his  plane  and  crew  were  lost  at  sea.  He 
was  first  reported  missing  in  action,  but  de- 
clared dead  in  1943. 

8.  Russell  m  Eula  (Price) 
Akers  in  Johnson  Co.,  Ky.  They  also  live  in 
Tampa.   They  have  an  adopted  son,  Roger. 

8.  Earl  Parsons,  a  veteran  of 
World  War  II,  now  deceased,  m  Pauline  Sam- 
mons  in  Johnson  County.  After  their  four 
children  were  born  there,  they,  too,  went  to 
Tampa,  where  Pauline  and  the  three  living  child- 
ren reside. 

9.  Gary  Parsons  was 
killed  at  the  age  of  21  on  a  Tampa  street, 
while  on  leave  from  the  U.S.  Army  awaiting 
transfer  to  Italy.  He  lie  buried  in  Garden  of 
Memories  Cemetery  in  Tampa,  Florida.  His 
sister,  Sandra  m  a  Willis.  They  have  a  daughter 
and  live  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.  The  rest  of  the 
family  are  Gregory  and  Michael  Parson. 

8.  Nell  m  Adam  Drazie. 
They  live  in  California.  Their  three  children  are: 
a.  Larry,  who  is  a  married,  has  two  children  and 
is  a  minister;  b.    Deneta  and  c.   ? 

8.  Lois  m  John  R.  Good- 
man in  Buffalo,  N.Y.  where  they  made  their 
home.  He  is  deceased,  but  she  and  her  three 
children;  John  R.,  Jr.,  Constance  and  Allen 
still  live  there. 

8.  Bobbie  Marie  m  Kenneth 
Wack  in  Los  Angeles,  Calif.  They  and  their 
one  child,  Lindsey  Wack,  still  live  in  California. 


8.  Paul  Edward  Parsons  m 
Mary  Nell  —  ?  in  Alexandria,  Va.,  where  they 
now  live.  Four  of  their  seven  children  are: 
Paul  Edward,  Jr.,  Jane,  David  and  Sally  Par- 
sons. 

8.  George  Harold  Parsons 
was  b  11  Nov  1934.  He  m  Myrtle  Perry  in 
Martin  Co.,  Ky.  31  Jul  1959.  They  and  their 
four  children  live  there.  Their  children  are: 
Jeffrey  Harold  b  31  Oct  1961;  Emily  Ann  b 
14  Mar  1963;  Teddy  Brian  b  25  Aug  1964  and 
James  Earl  b  11  Sep  1970. 

7.  Shellie  was  b  in  1896.  She 
m  Harrison,  s/o  James  "Jim  Yap"  Lemasters,  a 
Civil  War  soldier  and  first  cousin  to  James  "Jim 
Sharp"  Lemasters,  also  a  soldier,  in  Johnson 
Co.,  Ky.  They  had  seven  children,  all  born  in 
W.Va.,  and  most  of  them  married  and  lived 
there.   They  were: 

8.  a.  Fonnie  m  Joe  —  ? 
and  had  a  family;  b.  Raymond  m  Mary  Welch, 
d/o  Lige,  in  Johnson  County.  They  had  one 
son  and  live  in  Wheelersburg,  0.;  c.  "Bob"; 
d.  Annie  married  and  they  had  children.  They 
lived  in  W.Va.,  where  Annie  died;  e.  Roy  Le- 
masters married  and  they  had  children.  They 
live  in  W.Va.;  f.  Mildred  married  and  had  child- 
ren. They  also  live  in  W.Va.  and  g.  Lymon 
married  and  had  a  family  in  W.Va.,  but  is  de- 
ceased. 

7.  Nannie  Parsons  was  b  1898 
at  Whitehouse.  She  m  Benjamin  "Ben",  s/o 
John  Henry  "Jack"  Parsons  there  22  Sep  1922. 
She  died  there  in  1936  and  is  buried  in  the 
Carroll  Cemetery  there.  (Ben  survived  her  many 
years  and  remarried.  He  is  buried  in  Boyd  Coun- 
ty Cemetery  near  Ashland,  Ky.)  They  had 
two  sons. 

8.  a.  Sammie  Parsons  (f) 
was  b  1  Apr  1923.  She  m  Joe  Renee,  who  died 
17  Oct  1970.  They  had  two  sons;  Johnny  and 
Joey  Remee.  b.  Anna  Ray  Parsons  was  b  5 
Jul  1930.  She  m  Robert  Fuldover  and  had 
three  children;  Susan,  Robert,  Jr.  and  Mar 
Andrew  Fuldover. 

7.  Maxie  Parsons  was  b  22 
June  1899.  She  m  John  Lemasters,  s/o  "Jim 
Sharp".  Maxie  and  John  had  ten  children,  all 
born  in  Johnson  or  Pike.  She  died  at  White- 
house  3  Jan  1968  and  is  buried  in  the  Carroll 
Cemetery.   The  children  were: 

8.  Morel  Lemasters  was  b 
1914andd  1918. 

8.  Pearl  was  b  1916.  She  m 
Buck  Ellis,  deceased,  on  Beaver  Creek,  Floyd 
Co.,   Ky.     All  eight  of  their  children  were  born 


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there  and  most  of  them  married  there.  Pearl 
still  lives  on  Beaver  Creek.  Their  children:  a. 
Jimmie  Ray,  died  at  four  years  of  age;  b.  Joyce 
Ann  m  Labin  Gibson  in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  and  they 
had  Brent,  who  m  Debbie  — -?  and  Michael 
Gibson,  c.  Martha  Lois  "Pard"  Ellis  m  Glenn 
Slone  in  Floyd  County  and  had  Glennis,  who 
married  Mike  Little,  James,  Philip  and  Stephen 
Slone.  d.  Bucky  m  Clara  — ?;  e.  Charles  Henry 
m  Gienda  — ?.  They  had  one  child,  Rebecca 
Ellis,  f.  Patricia  m  Robert  Cobb  and  they  had 
10  children,  g.  Saundra  m  1)  Michael  Gibson. 
They  had  Mike,  who  died  and  Duane  Gibson. 
She  m  2)  Virgil  "Punk"  Moore.  They  had 
Roger  and  Shane  Moore,  h.  Carolyn  Ellis  m 
Forest  Ray  Moore  and  had  two  daughters; 
Karen  Renee  and  Joanna  Leigh  Moore. 

8.  Magdaline  Lemasters  m 
Marvin  Johnson  and  had  a  daughter,  Betty 
Johnson,  who  m  Bill  McGill  and  had  two  child- 
ren; Sharon  and  Melody. 

8.  Agnes  m  Pete  Viselas  in 
Baltimore,  Md.,  where  they  now  live.  They 
had  one  child,  Donya  Viselas. 

8.  Garnett  m  Ervin  "Pinky" 
Pinkowsky  in  Baltimore.  They  had  no  child- 
ren.  Garnett  now  lives  at  Whitehouse,  Ky. 

8.  Frank  m  Stella  Maestous 
in  Baltimore.  All  three  of  their  children  were 
born  there  and  they  still  live  there.  Their 
children  are: 

9.     Frank  Lemasters,  Jr., 
Jeanie  and  Johnny  Lemasters. 

8.  Gifford  m  Margaret  Tot- 
ten  in  Baltimore.  All  three  of  their  children 
were  born  there  and  the  family  still  lives  there. 
The  children:  Danny,  Roger  and  Glenn  Lemas- 
ters. 

8.  Peggy  m  Sonny  Tucker 
in  Baltimore.  All  five  of  their  children  were 
born  and  still  live  there.  They  are:  Anthony, 
Susan,  Philip,  Craig  and  Michael  Tucker. 

8.  Joan,  d/o  Maxie  and 
John  Lemasters  m  1)  Clifford  Hall  and  they 
had  a  daughter,  Gienda,  who  m  Herbert  Meek, 
Jr.  s/o  Herbert  and  Mattie  (Boyd)  Meek.  Gienda 
had  two  children;  Stewart  David  and  Courtney 
Jo  Meek  (f),  who  died  at  the  age  of  18  mos. 
Joan  m  2)  Louis  "Buddy"  Lambert  in  Balti- 
more. All  three  of  their  children  were  born 
there.  Joan  and  Buddy  divorced  and  she  return- 
ed to  Whitehouse  to  live.  The  children  are: 
Leslie  Karan,  Frank  Gifford  and  Deborah  Ann 
Lambert,  who  m  John  Beever  and  has  a  child, 
Christine. 

8.  Jessie  Lee  was  b  13 
Aug  1935.     She  m  1)  James  Davis,  Jr.  in  Alex- 


andria, Va.  They  had  four  children  born  in  Bal- 
timore, then  were  divorced.  She  and  the  child- 
ren returned  to  Whitehouse  to  live.  They  are: 
a.  Judy  Davis  was  b  23  Sep  1955.  She  m  Rick 
Allen  Goble  and  had  a  son,  Matthew,  b.  Joyce, 
b  7  Feb  1958  m  Roy  Lee  Sprad- 
lin  in  Johnson  Co.,  Ky  and  they  have  LeAnn 
Michelle  and  Michael  Spradklin  c.  James  Davis 
III  and  Jacqueline  Gienda.  Jessie  Lee  Lemasters 
Davis  m  Beverly  Murray,  s/o  Willard  and  Thelma 
(Bowling)  Murray.  They  had  no  children. 

6.  Jane,  d/o  Samuel  and  Polly 
Meade  m  Jack  Hale  in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  There 
they  lived  and  seven  children,  who  also  married 
there  and  left  many  descendants.  They  lived  to 
a  ripe  old  age,  died  and  were  buried  on  Toler's 
Creek  in  Floyd  County.  Their  children: 

7.  Matthew  "Matt"  Hale,  de- 
ceased, m  1)  Bess  Bush,  deceased,  in  Floyd 
County.  They  lived,  died  and  were  buried  there. 
Their  known  children: 

8.  a.  Glen  Hale  m  -  ?  b. 
Eugene  W.  "Gene"  Hale  was  b  20  Nov  1911. 
He  m  Nancy  Elliott  in  Floyd  Co.  There  they 
lived,  at  Bamba,  and  had  a  family.  He  died  in 
1982  at  the  D.H.R.M.  Medical  Center  and  was 
buried  in  the  Bush  Cemetery  in  Harold.  Sur- 
vivors included  Nancy,  a  son.  Ward,  of  Harold 
and  a  daughter  Jane  Ann  Canonigo  of  Atlanta, 
Ga.  c.  Mary  Hale  m  Roy  Allen. 

7.  Matthew  Hale,  continued. 
He  m  2)  Stella  Boyd  in  Floyd  Co.,  Ky.  They 
had  a  son,  Fred,  married,  of  Allen. 

7.  Flossie  Hale  m  Basil  Hamil- 
ton, s/o  Squire  and  Martha  (Meade),  in  Floyd 
County,  where  their  five  children  were  born. 
Basil  is  deceased,  but  Flossie  lives  at  Harold. 
(See  the  Lemuel  Meade  family.) 

7.  Bessie  Hale  m  Tol  Hamil- 
ton, a  brother  to  Basil,  and  had  five  children 
born  in  Floyd  County  (See  Lemuel  Meade 
family.) 

7.  Malcolm  B.  Hale  m  in  his 
late  years;  had  no  children. 

7.  Bessie  Hale  had  a  daugh- 
ter. 

7.  Samuel  Bryan  Hale,  deceas- 
ed, was  b  4  Aug  1896  on  Toler's  Creek.  He  m 
Esta  Mae  Layne,  deceased,  b  27  Aug  1907 
at  Harold,  d/o  Dallas  and  Alice  (Burchett) 
Layne,  ca  1928,  in  Floyd  County,  where  they 
taught  school.  They  are  buried  in  the  Dallas 
Layne  Cemetery.  They  had  five  children;  Jack, 
Woodrow,  Shirley  Norvel,  Allene  Hayes  and 
Glema. 

7.  John  Hale  m  Thelma  Boyd 
in    Floyd  Co.,   Ky.     They   live  at  Harold,   but 


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have  no  family. 

6.  Catherine  "Cat",  d/o  Samuel 
and  Polly  Meade,  m  Dow  Scott  in  Floyd  Co., 
Ky.  They  reared  four  children  and  are  buried 
on  Toler's  Creek. 

7.  a.  Martie  m  James  Earls, 
b.  Ella  Mae  m  John  B.  Hall  and  lives  in  Spring- 
field, O.C.  John  M.  m  May  Fraley.  d  Add  was  b 
on  Toler's  Creek  and  m  Elizabeth  (b.  N.C.), 
d/o  Joseph  and  Josephine  (Mace)  Denny. 
They  had  five  children,  all  born  on  Toler's 
Creek.  Add  died,  at  the  age  of  88  in  a  nursing 
home  at  Pikeville  and  is  buried  in  the  Gear- 
heart  Cemetery  on  Toler's  Creek.  Elizabeth 
survived  Add  and  lived  to  be  83.  She  died  at 
Toler's  Creek.  Their  five  children: 

8.  a.  Josie  Allyn  Scott  m 
Hayden  Howell,  b.  Blanche  m  William  Hall,  c. 
Dorothy  m  a  Hall  and  d.  Lafe  m  Elizabeth 
Hunter.  All  four  lived  at  Harold  and  had  no 
children,  e.  Catherine  m  1)  D.M.  Parsons,  s/o 
Homer  and  Sylvia  (Fannin)  Parsons.  They  had 
two  children;  Shirley  and  Scotty  Parsons  and 
divorced.   Catherine  m  2)   a  McCall. 

6.  George  W.,  s/o  Samuel  and  Polly 
Meade,  was  b  in  1853.  He  m  Eunice  "Sis" 
Walters  in  Floyd  County,  where  all  five  of 
their  children  were  born.  The  parents  are  buried 
at  Amba,  where  they  lived.  George  died  24 
June  1934  and  Sis  died  20  Nov  1844.  Their 
children: 

7.  a)  Joseph  C.  of  Proctor- 
ville,  0.  b)  Crate,  who  m  Gypsy  Porter,  Pike- 
ville, Ky.  c)  Clay,  who  m  Nancy  Riley,  Harold, 
Ky.  d)  Eunice,  who  m  Isaac  Riley,  Beaver,  0. 
and  e)  William,  who  m  Oklahoma  Irick. 

George  W.   m   2)   Rosella  Harkins  and  they 
had  four  children. 

7.  a.  Josie  m  Crawford  Fugate. 
b.  Richard  m  Cora  (Roberts)  Nunemaker.  c. 
Minnie  m  Frank  Parsons,  s/o  Abraham  "Abe" 
and  Malissa  (Hamilton)  Parsons.  They  lived 
in  Floyd  County  until  their  children  were  born, 
then  moved  to  Michigan  during  W.W.  II.  The 
family  continues  to  live  there  and  the  parents 
are  buried  there.  Only  one  child,  Grethel,  is 
known  by  name,  Frank,  as  the  first  postmaster 
of  the  place,  gave  it  the  name  of  his  daughter! 
d.  Kate  Meade  m  Charles  W.  Salisbury.  He  pre- 
ceded her  in  death  in  1956.  She  lived  to  be  88 
years  of  age  and  died  in  the  home  of  her  daugh- 
ter, Yvonne  Roberts.  They  are  buried  in  the 
Bush  Cemetery  at  Harold.  Their  children 
Corbit,  married,  Pikeville,  Ky.,  Delsia,  who  m 
Dell  King,  Elyria,  0.  and  Mrs.  Vaughn  Roberts, 
Harold,  Ky.,  were  all  born  in  Floyd  County. 


6.  Robert,  s/o  Samuel  and  Polly 
m  1)  Elizabeth  Howell,  who  died  ca  1911. 
Their  seven  children  were  all  born  in  Floyd 
County.  They  were:  a.  A.B.  "Banner"  Meade 
who  served  ably  as  County  Court  Clerk  and  as 
Sheriff  of  Floyd  County;  and  in  1966  he  served 
as  Malt  Beverage  Administrator  of  Kentucky. 
He  has  made  Prestonsburg  his  home.  b.  James 
L.  c.  Edgar,  Ashland,  Ky.  d.  Charles  M.,  Pres- 
tonsburg, Ky.  died  at  the  age  of  67  years  and  is 
buried  at  the  Davidson  Memorial  Gardens, 
e.  Bruce,  died  in  infancy,  f.  Amy  m  Marion 
Martin,  Columbus,  0.  and  g.  Martha,  who  m  Jam- 
es Williams,  Dana,  Kentucky. 
Martin,  Columbus,  O.  and  g.  Martha,  who  m 
James  Williams,  Dana,  Kentucky. 

Robert  m  2)  Elizabeth  Thompson  and  they 
had  four  children;  a.  Tiny,  who  m  Elizabeth 
Jones,  Banner,  Ky.  b.  Robert  Jr.  c.  Polly,  who 
m  Dock  Riley,  Amba,  Ky.  and  d.  Forest  Meade, 
Amba,  Ky. 

6.  Susan  Meade  was  b  in  1873 
in  Floyd  County.  She  was  married  there  to 
William  "Big  Bill"  Parsons,  s/o  Henry  Parsons  of 
Ashe  Co.,  N.C.  It  was  his  second  marriage.  In 
1916,  after  her  father,  Samuel  Meade's  death, 
her  mother,  Polly,  Big  Bill  and  Susan  moved  to 
Johnson  Co.,  Ky.,  where  Susan  remained  until 
her  death  23  Jan  1969.  She  lies  buried  in  the 
Wilson  Cemetery  off  Route  40  on  the  Martin- 
Johnson  County  line.  She  was  an  asset  to  the 
community,  a  devoted  worker  in  the  Church 
of  Christ,  which  she  had  joined  in  her  youth; 
a  wonderful  neighbor  and  loved  by  all  who 
knew  her.  She  and  Big  Bill  had  been  divorced, 
remarried  and  separated  at  the  time  of  his  death 
ca  1930.  He  was  shot  and  killed  near  Amba, 
on  Mud  Creek  in  Floyd  County.  He  was  buried 
by  his  first  wife  in  the  Parsons  family  cemetery 
on  Parson's  Branch  in  Floyd  County,  near 
Grethel,  Ky. 

6.  Nannie  Meade,  d/o  Samuel  and 
Mary  "Polly"  (Gearheart)  Meade  was  b  on  To- 
ler's Creek,  Floyd  County  11  Apr  1876.  She  m 
1)  Marion  Perry  and  had  a  son,  Curtis,  who  was 
reared  by  his  grandparents  and  used  the  name 
Meade. 

7.  Curtis  (Perry)  Meade  m  Eula 
Castle  in  Johnson  Co.,  Ky  and  all  seven  of  their 
children  were  born  there. 

8.  Estill  m  Fay  Meek,  d/o 
Herbert  and  Mattie  (Boyd),  in  Johnson  County. 
They  had  three  sons;  a  .  Glen  m  Theresa  Castle 
and  they  had  twin  daughters,  b.  Wayne  m  Carol 
Cochran  and  they  had  a  daughter,  and  Darrell. 

8.     Lloyd  was  b  5  Mar  1924. 


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He  m  Helen  Adams  in  Johnson  County  27  Dec 
1951.  They  had  five  children;  Harold  Lloyd 
b  5  May  1953,  Lowell  Ray  b  15  Dec  1954, 
Diana  b  14  Aug  1957,  Karen  b  13  Apr  1959 
and  Thonnas  b  15  June  1961. 

8.    Pauline    m    a    Scarberry 
and  they  had  Roger  and  Craig. 

8.  Florine  m  Harry  Cook 
and  they  had  Harry  Dale  and  Debc^rah. 

8.  Freddy  m  Kay  Brown 
and  they  had  Katrina. 

8.  Darrell  m  Willa  Dean 
Murray  and  they  had  Michael. 

8.  Judith  Ann  m  Ira  Bu- 
tcher.  They  had  no  children. 

Nannie  m  2)  Matthew  Gross  in  Floyd  Coun- 
ty, where  they  made  their  home.  All  six  of 
their  children  were  born  there.  They  moved  to 
Johnson  County,  near  Whitehouse  and  remained 
there  until  death.  Matthew  preceded  Nan  in 
death.  She  died  in  her  home  at  Whitehouse  in 
1974  at  the  age  of  98.  They  are  both  buried  in 
the  Wilson  Cemetery  at  Whitehouse.  Their 
children: 

7.  Maude  Gross  m  Henry  Har- 
vey in  Johnson  Co.,  Ky.  She  d.  in  Ohio,  but 
was  brought  home  for  burial  in  the  Wilson 
Cemetery.   They  had  one  son. 

8.  Samuel  Harvey  m  Imo- 
jean  Whittaker  in  Johnson  County.  They  live 
in  Ohio  and  have  six  children;  Michael,  Steve, 
Sammie  Lou,  Scotty,  Terr\  Mark  and  Jerry 
Harvey. 

7.  Beecher  Gross  m  Nan  Blevins 
in  Johnson  County  and  their  six  children  were 
born  there.   They  were: 

8.  a.  Lorraine,  who  m  R.L. 
Truel  of  Va.  and  they  had  Kathy,  Douglas, 
Rhonda  and  Lora  Truel;  b.  "Sissy"  Gross,  who 
died  young;  c.  James  Avil,  who  m  Alice  — ? 
and  they  had  Vickie  and  Todd  Gross;  d.  Sue, 
who  married  Philip  — ?  and  they  had  Mark  and 
Shane;  e.  Scotty,  who  m  Karen  Mollettand  had 
a  daughter,  Kelly  Gross;  f.  Linda,  who  m  Waynes 
Bussell,  but  had  no  children. 

7.  Ruth  Gross  had  a  daughter, 
Geraldine  Gross. 

7.  Pearl  Gross  had  a  daughter, 
Bernice. 

8.  Bernice  Gross  was  b.  13 
Oct  1927  and  m  1)  Carol  Brown.  They  had  a 
son  Jerry,  who  married.  She  m  2)  Ervin  Hamil- 
ton and  had  Ervin  Jr.,  Deborah  Kay,  Jamie  and 
Randy  Hamilton. 

Pearl  m  Ben  Parsons,  son  of  Jack,  in  John- 
son County  and  they  had  a  son,  Donnie,  b.  in 


1936.    Pearl  and  Ben  divorced.    Peart  continued 
to  re-side  at  Whitehouse. 

7.  Avil  Gross  was  b.  3  Mar 
1915.  He  m  Fay  McFadden  and  they  had  two 
daughters. 

8.  Carol  m  1)  Fred  B. 
Sutherland  and  they  had  a  son,  Freddie  Suther- 
land and  divorced. 

8.  Claudia  Frances  Gross  m 
Glen  Duane  Forren  and  they  had  Bart  and  Amy 
Forren. 

7.  Helen  Gross  m  James  "Jim" 
Meade  and  they  had  five  children. 

8.  a)  Judy  Mead  m  Giles 
Compton  and  they  had  three  daughters;  Susie, 
Rita  Kay  and  Julia  Compton.  b)  Jim  Jr.  mar- 
ried — ?  and  they  had  two  children,  c)  Brenda 
m  Philip  Ward.  Nina  Sue  Meade  m  Michael 
Williams  and  they  had  a  daughter,  Teresa  Wil- 
lisms. 

8.    Donnie  Meade. 
5.    John   Meade,  s/o  Samuel   and  Polly 
wasb.  1836  and  d.  in  1895. 

5.    Hulda,    d/o    Samuel    was    b.    1838 
andd.  in  1895. 

5.     Robert,    s/o   Samuel,    was    b.    1840. 
5.     Rhodes   Meade,    s/o   Samuel    was    b 
in  1842  in  Floyd  County.    He  m  Elizabeth  Con- 
ley  in  1 869  and  they  had  seven  children. 

6.  John  C.  Meade  m  Mary  Estep 
and  they  had  four  children.  He  died  7  Nov  1918 
at  a  "middle"  age.  Their  children: 

7.  a)  Rhodes,  who  m  Mollie 
Williams;  b)  Andrew,  who  m  Bertie  Cooper;  c) 
George,  who  m  Martha  Williams  and  d)  Wonnie, 
who  m  Mary  Alice  Wheeler  and  had  seven  child- 
ren. 

8.  a.  Roily;  b.  Lloyd,  who 
died  single;  c.  Albert,  who  m  Lucy  Hayward; 
Eula,  who  m  Espie  Fairchild;  e.  Cloya,  who  m 
Winfred  Baker;  f.  Nola,  who  m  Delbiert  Lemas- 
ters,  s/o  Sherman  and  g.  Tolly  Clayton  Meade, 
who  m  Eva  Lou  Wheeler  and  had  four  children. 
They  were: 

9.  Granville  Clayton 
Meade  m  Joyce  ?  and  had  Brandy  Lou. 

9.  Robert  Earl  m  Wilma 
Borders  and  they  had  two  children;  Pamela 
Jane  and  Darrell  Anthony. 

9.  Delia  Frances  m  Vin- 
cent Vitalli  and  had  Teresa  Lynn,  Cheryl  Lou, 
and  Vincent  Tolly  Vitalli. 

9.  Anna  Katheryn  m 
Kenneth  Staton.  They  hcd  Malissa  Lynn,  Amy 
Elizabeth  and  Richard  Clayton  Staton. 

6.    Mahala,   d/o   Rhodes  Meade  and 


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7. 
7. 
7. 
7. 
had  six  children. 


Elizabeth  Conley  m  Isaac  Conley  and  they  had 
four  children. 

Susan,  never  married. 

Walter  m  Bessie  Blanton. 

Floyd  m  Sally  Blanton. 

Mertie  m  Roy  Vincel.    They 

a)  Olga  m  Bernard  Duffy  and 
they  had  Michael  Duffy;  b)  Fay  m  Frank  Purs- 
fell.  They  live  in  South  Bend,  Ind.  and  have  a 
son,  Michael  Pursfell;  c)  Ruth  m  Ronald  White. 
They  live  in  Lexington,  Ky.  and  have  sons 
Charles  Edward  and  Ronnie  White,  d)  Lynn  m 
Harold  Arms.  They  live  in  Owensville,  Ky.  and 
have  daughters  Charlotte,  Cynthia  and  Susan 
Arms;  e)  Charles  Roy  never  married  and  f) 
Charlotte  m  Steve  Deshion.  They  live  at  Paints- 
vilje  and  have  a  son,  Stevie  Deshion. 

5.  The  other  five  children  of  "Big  Bob" 
and  Susan  Clark  were:  a)  Joseph  b  1844  and  d. 
1869;  b.  James  K.P.  b)  1846  and  d.  1864;  d) 
Leash  B.,  b.  ca  1848  and  m  Ellen  Howard;  d) 
Susan  b.  1850  d.  1864  and  e)  Elizabeth  b. 
1852  and  d.  1870. 


DRIED  PEAS  1780 

For  drying  choose  only  tender  peas,  wash 
either  before  or  after  shelling,  place  them  in  cheese 
cloth  bags  and  hand  in  the  sun  and  wind  to  dry. 
Shake  the  bags  every  half  hour.  The  process  may 
require  a  full  week.  To  cook  peas,  soak  over 
night  and  cock  until  tender.  They  rnay  be 
creamed  or  used  for  soup. 


DRIED  TOMATOES  1780 

Slice  ripe  tomatoes  in  one  half  inch  slices, 
place  on  cloth  in  a  very  moderate  over,  turn  fre- 
quently to  prevent  sticking  to  cloth  or  burning. 


DRIED  CORN  1780 

Place  corn  in  boiling  water,  cook  five  min- 
utes, cool  and  cut  from  the  dob.  Dry  in  moderate 
oven,  stir  frequently  until  dry.  Corn  burns  very 
quickly  while  drying.  Soak  over  night,  cook  until 
tender,  dress  as  desired. 


r" 


Samuel  and  Mary  Polly  (Gearheart)  Meade  daughter,  Susan 
and  her  husband  William  "Big  Bill"  Parsons. 


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Samuel  and  Mary  Polly  (Gearheart)  Meade. 
He  was  the  son  of  Robert  "Big  Bob" and  Susan  (Clark)  Meade  and  the  grandson  of  Robert  and  Hannah  (Rhodes)  Meade. 


BIBLIOGRAPHY 

My  sources  of  material  for  this  genealogy  were  varied. 

County  marriage  and  census  records  were  used;  mostly  from  Pike,  Floyd,  Johnson  counties. 

Bible  records  were  copied  and  notes  made  of  memories  of  people  in  many  homes  where  I  visited. 

Church  minute  books,  especially  Old  Regular  Baptist's,  were  used  for  names  of  members  and  obituaries. 

Newspaper  clippings,  especially  obituaries,  were  used. 

Letters  and  telephone  calls  from  descendants  of  early  Meade  families  in  Eastern  Kentucky. 

Writings  of  H.  P.  Scalf ;  both  articles  and  books. 

The  book  Annals  of  Southwest  Virginia  by  L.  P.  Summers. 


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SOWARDS 

by 
Lois  Sowards  Coleman 


There  were  several  pages  of  information 
on  the  Sowards  families  in  Vol.  IV  of  Pike 
County  Papers  of  the  Pike  County  (Ky.)  His- 
torical Society.  These  Sowardses  are  indexed 
below  by  page  number:  Ada  21;  America  22; 
America  23;  Andrew  Jackson  14,  15;  Annie  17; 
Barbara  Rhea  24;  Blaine  23;  Eliza  23;  Fern 
23;  Frances  17;  Garfield  17,  18,  24;  Georgia 
A.  17;  Harrison  21;  Henry  17;  Henry  C.  23; 
Homer  Clay  Webster  24;  Isaac  6;  Jack  23; 
James  G.  21;  James  M.  21;  Jefferson  23;  Jim 
Press  24;  John  D.  17;  John  L.  21;  John  Wesley 
14,  15;  Kentucky  9  -  11,  17;  Laura  Opal  23; 
Letitia  14;  Lewis  10,  23;  Lewis  21  Lewis  H. 
17;  Lewis  W.  8,  15,  16,  18;  Lois  Virginia  5, 
24;  Louisa  14. 

Mahala  8;  Martha  14;  Martin  Jefferson  14; 
Mary  17;  Mary  E.  21;  Medora  21;  Mintie  21; 
Morgan  10,  23,  29;  Morgan  10,  16,  17;  OIlie 
23;  Paulina  M.  21;  Rebecca  6;  Richard  Harri- 
son 13,  20;  Robert  6;  Sara  Ruth  24;  Sophia 
17;  Susanna  8;  Thomas  I  5;  Thomas  G.  II 
6  -  9,  11,  13;  Thomas  III  8,  9,  14;  Thomas 
Jefferson  21;  Tony  23;  Frances  17;  Virginia 
17;  William  14,  15;  William  21,  29;  William 
Harrison  16,  18. 


WASHINGTON  D.C. 


STATE  OF  KENTUCKY 
COUNTY  OF  PIKE 


CORRECTIONS  AND  ADDITIONS 

On  page  7  of  Volume  IV  of  Pike  County 
Papers  there  is  an  error  at  the  end  of  the  first 
paragraph.  Kentucky  became  a  Commonwealth 
in  1792,  not  1794. 

On  page  15  at  the  end  of  paragraph  one, 
there  seems  to  be  an  error.  I  have  been  advised 
that  Wesley  did  not  die  of  typhoid  while  in 
military  service.  In  paragraph  two  there  is  a 
"typo".  Lewis  W.  Sowards  married  Oly  Morgan, 
a  second  cousin  of  Gen.  John  Hunt  Morgan 
in  1833,  not  1933. 

On  page  16  James  M.  Sowards'  name  was 
omitted  as  being  enlisted  in  the  39th.  Morgan 
C.  W.  joined  the  group  at  times,  but  never  for- 
mally enlisted.  The  captain,  Lewis  W.  Sowards 
gives  an  interesting  account  of  the  activities  of 
his  company  (E.)  in  his  pension  application 
dated  May  25,  1871. 


ss. 


ADJ.  GENERAL  SHUMOND 

MIL,  DIST.  KENTUCKY 

MAY  25,  1871 


CAPTAIN  LEWIS  W.  SOWARDS,  COMPANE  E. 
THIRTY-NINTH  REGIMENT,  KENTUCKY 
VOLUNTEERS  PIKEVILLE,  KY. 


DULY  SWORN  STATES,  AS  FOLLOWS  TO  WIT: 

I  Captain  Lewis  Sowards  was  the  first  man 
in  the  Sandy  Valley  that  took  steps  to  protect 
the  United  States  Flag,  and  the  people  from  the 
invasion  of  the  Rebel  Forces,  about  the  15th 
day  of  September  1861.  I  called  a  meeting  at 
the  Muster  Grounds,  six  miles  above  Pikeville, 
on  the  Sandy  River,  to  know  what  we  should 
do  to  protect  our  lives  and  property  from  the 
Confederate  forces,  which  was  holding  Pike- 
ville. I  was  selected  by  that  meeting  to  go  and 
make  arrangements  to  procure  guns,  ammuni- 
tion and  so  forth.  I  started  immediately  in  a 
small  canoe  down  the  river,  I  was  forced  to  go 
in  the  night  time,  from  the  fact  that  the  Rebel 
Forces  had  concentrated  at  Prestonsburg, 
twenty  five  miles  below  on  the  river.  I  proceed- 
ed over  one  hundred  miles  in  disguise,  for  my 
life  would  have  been  taken,  if  I  had  been  known, 
or  my  business  found  out.  I  proceeded  to 
Frankfort,  Kentucky  to  obtain  guns,  ammuni- 
tions and  so  forth.  There  I  was  informed  that 
General  Nelson  was  ordered  up  Sandy  River, 
I  joined  them  and  help  fight  my  way  back  home. 
We  entered  Pikeville,  around  dark  and  recap- 
tured the  town  from  the  Confederates,  we 
drove  General  John  S.  Williams  and  his  army 
from  Pikeville,  but  he  had  already  captured 
some  of  members  of  the  meeting,  that  had 
sent  me  after  guns  etc.  It  was  but  a  few  days 
until  General  Nelson  was  ordered  from  this 
place,  and  we  were  all  left  again  unprotected, 
and  all  Union  men  had  to  seek  safety  in  flight. 
I  went  with  General  Nelson  to  Cattletsburg, 
Kentucky,  I  remained  there  until  Col.  James  A. 
Garfield    arrived,    I    accompanied    him    up   the 


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Sandy  Valley  and  slept,  with  hinn  on  Abbott 
Hill,  the  night  before  the  Middle  Creek  Battle, 
we  were  in  four  miles  of  General  Marshalls 
Army.  The  next  morning  at  four  o'clock  we 
started  for  the  enemy,  defeated  and  drove 
General  Marshall  and  his  Army  out  of  the  State. 
I  remained  with  General  Garfield  and  acted  as 
guide  for  him  and  his  Scouts.  In  the  Spring  of 
1862  General  Garfield  was  ordered  away  from 
Pikeville,  and  again  we  were  left  unprotected. 
Then  an  order  came  from  the  Army  to  make  up 
the  39th  Kentucky  Mt'd  Inf.  I  raised  a  Com- 
pany of  men,  it  was  a  very  critical  time  then 
and  I  had  to  raise  my  Company  E.  of  men, 
by  dodging  and  catching  up  with  men  straging 
through.  We  then  joined  the  39th  Ky.  Mt'd 
Inf.  I  organized  my  Company  on  the  18th 
day  of  November,  1862,  I  was  elected  and  ser- 
ved as  Captain  of  the  Company.  I  worked  from 
the  15th  of  September  1861  to  the  18th  day  of 
November  1862,  without  any  pay  whatever  and 
on  my  own  expenses.  After  my  Co.  was  or- 
ganized I  remained  with  them  in  hand  and 
actual  service  until  about  the  18th  day  of  No- 
vember, 1864,  after  the  Battle  of  Saltville, 
Virginia.  My  disability  first  made  its  appearance 
while  I  was  on  a  Force  March  from  Mt.  Sterling, 
Kentucky  to  Saltville,  Virginia,  we  had  to  march 
day  and  night  most  all  that  trip,  it  was  about 
three  hundred  miles,  my  back  grew  weak,  this 
was  followed  by  acute  pains  and  this  increased 
to  such  an  extent  that  on  our  return  to  Lexing- 
ton, Kentucky,  I  was  entirely  unable  for  duty, 
and  from  the  effects  of  this,  I  resigned  my 
position  as  Captain,  but  remained  in  the  Ser- 
vice until  all  my  Company  mustered  out  of  the 
Army  on  the  15th  day  of  September,  1865  at 
Louisville,  Kentucky,  I  returned  home  with 
four  of  my  sons,  that  served  under  me.  One 
son,  William  Harrison  was  shot  twice  and  bay- 
onetted  once  in  just  one  days  combat,  in  the 
battle  of  Shiloh,  Tennessee  but  recovered,  I 
also  lost  three  nephews  in  the  Service,  all  served 
in  the  Union  Army  39th  Ky.  Inf.  Volunteers.  I 
am  a  resident  of  Pike  County,  Kentucky,  and 
have  been  all  my  life.  My  Post  Office  address 
is  Pikeville,  Kentucky. 

SIGNED   Captain  Lewis  W.  Sowards 
39th  Ky.  Inf.  Vol.  Co.  E. 


Lewis  W.  Sowards  was  elected  on  the  old 
line  Whig  party  ticket  to  the  State  Legislature 
from  the  counties  of  Pike,  Floyd  and  Letcher 
in  1852.  (Abraham  Lincoln  was  also  in  this 
party  and  wcs  the  first  President  to  be  elected 
on  the  Republican  party  ticket.) 


Captain  Lewis  Sowards  served  his  country 
in  other  ways.  He  enlisted  in  the  army  during 
the  Mexican  War  and  was  a  guide  for  James 
A.  Garfield  in  1861.  His  son  (and  my  father) 
was  named  for  the  General  and  President,  Gar- 
field. 

Captain  Sowards,  my  grandfather,  died  the 
21st  of  September,  1895,  at  the  age  of  92  years. 

On  page  16  there  are  several  Sowards  men- 
tioned as  being  in  the  Civil  War  and  Vol.  V 
of  The  Historical  Papers  of  Pike  County  re- 
printed the  roll  of  C.  "E"  of  the  39th  Military 
Infantry  of  the  Union  Army.  It  showed  rank. 
Now,  I  want  to  give  an  alphabetical  listing. 
ANDERSON,  David;  BERRY,  William  T.  (1st 
Lt);  BLACKBURN,  Barnabus,  George,  Peyton 
and  Thomas;  BLEVINS,  James  P.;  BOND, 
John  M.;  BONE,  Cleveland  (Cpl);  BROCK, 
Aaron;  BURNS,  James  A.;  BURRISS,  James 
and  William  H.  (Cpl)  CASSELL,  Joshua  Z.; 
CAUDLE,  Thomas;  CHARLES,  Andrew  J., 
John  and  Thomas;  COLEMAN,  Nathaniel  and 
Riley  (Cpl);  DEMPSEY,  Joseph  B.;  DOTSON, 
Simon  (Cpl)  and  William  H.;  DUTTON,  Elias; 
FIELDS,  William  W.;  FRANCIS,  Andrew; 
GOFF,  Martin;  GRADY,  Wm.;  GROSS,  James 
B.;  HAILEY,  Alfred  C.  (Capt.);  HAINEY, 
James  I.;  HANMAN,  John  F.;  HARRISON, 
William:  HATFIELD,  Johnson  (Sgt);  HEUDER- 
MAN,  Leo;  HICKMAN,  John  D.  (1st  Sgt); 
HILL,  David  and  Jo-siah;  HODGES,  Thompson; 
HUGER,  Wesley  R.;  JOHNSON,  John;  KING, 
John  and  Samuel  M.;  LAKE,  James  J.  (Wagon- 
er); LONG,  Alfred;  LOWE,  Orrison  R.  and 
George  W.;  MacGUIRE,  Jacob  J.  and  James; 
McLAIN,  Peter;  MAGERLY,  Franklin;  MAY, 
Daniel  and  John  H.;  MAYER,  William;  MAY- 
NARD,  Isaac  and  Jonathan;  NAPPER,  Samuel; 
NELSON,  Israel;  OAKES,  William;  PARKER, 
William  W.  (Cpl);  PARSONS'  Dillard  (1st  Lt) 
and  Hiram  B.  (Cpl);  PAULEY,  Joseph  S.  and 
Shade  R.  (2nd  Lt);  PINSON,  Moses  (Cpl), 
Thomas  (Sgt)  and  William  R.;  PORTER,  Samuel; 
POWERS,  Jonas  and  Wade  H.  (Sgt):  REED,  Paris 
L.  (2nd  Lt):  ROBINSON,  John  W.;  ROGERS, 
James;  ROSE,  Charles  B.;  RUNYON,  Thomas 
(Cpl);  RUNYONS,  Calvery;  SCOTT,  Henderson; 
SOWARDS,  George  W.,  James  M.  (1st  Lt),  Lewis 
(Capt)  and  William  H.;  TAYLOR,  William  A.; 
VERMILLION,  Wallace;  VOCLAIR,  Henry  F.; 
WALLACE,  William;  WARD,  Nathaniel;  WIL- 
LIAMSON, Elijah  and  John  E.  and  WRIGHT, 
Charles  V. 

There  were  five  men  discharged  from  the 
39th;  George  Bevins,  M.D.;  Joseph  S.  Harkness; 
Samuel  B.  Salyers;  William  M.  Scott  (1st  Sgt) 
and  Henry  C.  Sowards  (1st  Sgt).  Henry  M. 
Bond    and    Pleasant    Weaver    were   transferred. 


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Sad  to  say  there  were  23  killed.  They  were: 
ADKINS,  Joseph;  BEVINS,  Keneas  E.;  BING- 
HAM, Thomas  J.;  BLACKBURN,  Peyton, 
Sr.;  CHARLES,  David;  DAVIS,  William  H.; 
HATFIELD,  George  and  Jeremiah;  JOHNSON, 
Richard;  MacCOY,  Andrew  J.;  MAY,  Joseph; 
MAYNARD,  Stephen;  PINSON,  Henry;  POR- 
TER, Andrew;  POWERS,  John  W.;  RATCLIFF, 
Squire;  REED,  Amos;  ROSE,  Russell  C; 
SPENCE,  George  W.;  TILBET,  Nathaniel  C; 
WEBB,  Jonathan  and  WILLIAMSON,  Benji. 
(1st  Sgt)  and  John  B. 

On  page  16  of  Vol.  IV  of  the  Pike  County 
Papers  I  wrote  that  Captain  Lewis  W.  Sowards' 
oldest  son,  Morgan  Clay  Webster,  married  2) 
Laura  Hyatt  of  Virginia.  I  have  since  found 
that  she  used  the  spelling  HITE.  She  was  a 
descendant  of  Joist  (Hans)  Hite  who  came  from 
Germany  in  his  own  ship  "The  Swift"  and 
brought  16  families  with  him  to  New  York. 
Then  he  went  to  the  Shenandoah  Valley  of 
Virginia,  got  a  grant  for  140,000  acres  and 
settled  100  families  there  in  1731.  He  was  the 
first  settler  in  the  Valley.  He  died  in  1760. 
He  was  the  forefather  of  Garfield  Sowards, 
John  Rasnick  and  James  Polley  of  Pikeville, 
Kentucky. 

On  page  17  of  Vol.  IV  is  a  list  of  Morgan 
Sowards  families.  Minerva's  last  two  children 
were  twins,  Annie  and  Frances,  who  married 
Duke  Wolford.  Their  children  are  Roy,  of 
California  and  Pearl  and  Torrence  Wolford  of 
Washington,  D.C.  He  was  an  attorney,  but 
has  been  dead  for  a  few  years.  In  the  1880 
census,  Morgan  and  his  second  wife  have  all  his 
first  family  and  Mary,  the  oldest  of  Laura's 
children,  who  married  Philip  Koepher.  She  had 
Hazel  and  Leonard,  dying  in  childbirth.  Hazel 
married  a  Kimberlin  and  had  two  sons,  Claude 
and  Clyde.  She  also  died  in  childbirth  with 
Clyde  and  both  boys  died  young.  Mary's  son, 
Leonard,  was  reared  by  his  grandmother,  Laura 
Sowards,  and  took  the  name  Sowards.  He 
married  Sug  Roberts  of  Paintsville.  Their  child- 
ren are:  Leonard  Jr.,  Buster,  Roy  and  Dan  (per- 
haps other  sons)  and  Frieda  Sowards.  All  are  of 
Paintsville. 

Sophia  (Mrs.  L.D.)  Chaney's  daughter,  Bess 
Huffman,  is  deceased. 

There  is  additional  information  on  William 
Harrison  Sowards,  who  was  discussed  on  pages 
18  -  20  in  Vol.  IV.  The  children  of  William  and 
Linchey  were:  Effie,  who  married  a  Staton; 
Emily;  Richard  Harrison;  Edna,  who  married  a 
McCown;  William  H.,  Jr.  "Peck";  Bess,  who 
married  a  Winn;  Olive  "Sug";  and  Anna  Laura. 
Most  of  them  lived  in  Pike  County.  William  H. 
married    2)    Margaret   Stoots.      Their  ch''dren: 


Myrtle  Linchey  b  9  March  1899;  Louise  Ken- 
tucky b  29  May  1900;  Jim  Preston  b  13  January 
1902?;  Frances  b  1906;  Chester  b  12  January 
1908;  Fred  b  1908;  Mark  Gannah  b  19  February 
1910;  Lewis  Morgan  b  21  Nov  1912  and  Jack 
Russell  b  27  Nov  1917.  They  all  live  in  the 
states  of  California,  Washington  and  Arizona. 

On  page  21  of  Volume  IV  I  had  very  little 
information  about  James  M.  Sowards.  I  have 
been  given  a  copy  of  a  manuscript  written  by 
his  granddaughter,  Elizabeth,  and  edited  by  her 
son.  Selected  parts  appear  below. 

THE  SOWARDS  FAMILY 
OF  PIKE  COUNTY,  KENTUCKY 

by 

Elizabeth  Sowards  Dewart 

edited  by 

Dr.  Gilbert  Dewart 

My  father's  great-grandfather  was  Thomas 
Sowards,  born  in  this  country  and  fought  in 
the  War  of  1812.  He  married  Leticia,  who 
was  born  in  the  North  of  Ireland,  County 
Down,  in  1770  and  lived  to  be  106;  who  used 
to  tell  my  father  about  the  "Little  People" 
and  the  Revolution  and,  who  spun  and  wove 
him  shirts.  She  came  to  this  country  when 
she  was  12.  There  are  some  Sowards'  (same 
spelling  and  names  of  Lewis  and  Thomas) 
between  Greenville  and  Rawleigh,  North  Caro- 
lina, and  also  a  Lewis  in  Nicholasville,  Kentucky. 
No  connection  has  been  traces  with  either 
family,  but  they  and  a  family  my  brother, 
Everett,  met  in  Canada  are  the  only  people  we 
have  ever  found  who  spelled  their  name  the 
same  way  (1). 

My  great-grandfather,  Lewis,  married  OIlie 
Morgan,  cousin  of  General  John  Hunt  Morgan. 
They  named  their  oldest  son  Morgan.  He  was 
the  father  of  Frances  (and  about  10  others, 
including  Garfield  Sowards).  He  was  a  lieuten- 
ant in  the  Mexican  War  and  a  captain  in  the 
Civil  War.  Dad's  father  was  a  sergeant,  I  think, 
in  the  Civil  War  and  at  least  two  of  his  uncles 
were  captains. 

(Editorial  note:  Her  father,  James  M.  So- 
wards married  Hester  Auxier,  sister  of  Judge 
Andrew  Auxier  of  Pike  County.  They  lived  on 
Scott  Avenue  and  4th  Street.  Their  home  was 
sold  to  the  school  and  it  was  named  Wright  Hall. 
It  was  remodeled  and  served  as  a  dormitory  for 
many  years.  Pikeville's  first  public  library  was 
located  there,  also.  It  was  recently  torn  down. 
James  and  Hester  had  three  children;  they  were: 
Everett,  John  and  Elizabeth  Sowards.  Everett 
married  Ruth  Davidson  of  Prestonsburg,  Ky.) 


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My  father's  father  was  also  named  James, 
and  his  mother  was  Dorcas  Casebolt.  His  step- 
mother was  a  Reynolds  from  Coal  Run,  sister 
of  Uncle  See.  As  I  remember.  Dad's  father  went 
to  California  in  a  gold  rush,  started  trading  in 
diamonds,  and  was  murdered  out  there  for 
diamonds  he  carried. 

Grandfather  Sowards  fought  on  the  Federal 
side  in  the  Civil  War  and  Uncle  Dick  Ferrell 
(Aunt  Kentucky's  first  husband  —  ed.  note  — 
second  husband)  was  a  captain  on  the  Confeder- 
ate side.  After  the  war  Uncle  Dick  was  officia- 
ting at  the  election  and  Grandfather  came  to 
vote.  In  those  days  the  vote  was  oral  and  Uncle 
Dick  asked  Grandfather  how  he  cast  his  ballot. 
The  reply  was,  "I  vote  as  I  shot  —  against  the 
dad-ratted  Secesh!" 

Grandfather  Sowards'  farm  extended  from 
the  mouth  of  Island  Creek  to  where  the  street 
is  now  on  which  the  Presbyterian  Church  is 
located,  Huffman  Avenue.  Uncle  Dick  Ferrell's 
farm  (ed.  note:  really.  Aunt  Kentucky's)  was 
below  that  and  took  in  what  is  the  rest  of  Pike- 
ville.  Grandfather's  farm  was  on  the  right-hand 
side  going  up  the  river.  His  orchard  was  be- 
tween the  knoll  behind  Margaret  Hatcher's 
house  and  the  rise  where  High  Street  starts. 
I  can  remember  apple  trees  around  the  old 
planning  mill  that  probably  were  remainders 
of  his  orchard.  Mr.  Arch  Huffman  bought  the 
upper  end  and  sold  building  lots.  Dad  surveyed 
it  and  named  all  the  streets-Huffman,  College, 
Bank,  Elm  etc.,  and  did  surveying  for  a  couple 
of  years  or  so  and  surveyed  for  the  C.  &  0. 
Railroad  from  Whitesburg  to  Virginia,  living  at 
the  home  of  Uncle  Dick  (ed.  note:  Aunt  Ken- 
tucky's home)  and  Aunt  Kentucky  at  the  time. 
Dad  had  taken  an  accountancy  course,  and  when 
the  bank  was  started  in  '89  -  Uncle  Dick  was 
one  of  the  founders— he  took  a  job  there.  A 
year  later  he  went  to  work  in  the  Bank  Joseph- 
ine when  it  was  started.  Then  he  was  offered  a 
job  with  the  Census  Bureau  in  Washington  and 
was  there  two  or  three  years,  then  came  back 
and  married. 

My  father's  campaign  in  the  Hatfield-McCoy 
War  came  at  the  end  of  that  struggle,  whether 
or  not  it  was  the  instrument  of  finishing  it  up. 
He  and  some  other  young  men  of  Pikeville  had 
organized  a  company  of  the  National  Guard, 
calling  it  "Buckner's  Rifles"  in  honor  of  Go- 
vernor Simon  Bolivar  Buckner,  the  Confederate 
hero.  (3)  Daddy  had  been  at  military  school- 
The  Kentucky  Agricultural  and  Mechanical 
Institute,  a  part  of  the  State  University,  where 
he  had  been  an  adjutant  sergeant  in  charge  of 
the  drilling.  A  Mr.  Parsons  was  captain  of  the 
Rifles.    Daddy  was  first  lieutenant  and  cc-.duct- 


ed  the  drills,  and  Mr.  J.  S.  Cline  was  the  second 
lieutenant. 

On  New  Year's  Eve  of  1887  the  Hatfields 
came  over  into  Pike  County  and  made  the  raid 
that  was  considered  their  most  dastardly;  burn- 
ing a  house,  killing  several  McCoys,  and  killing 
a  woman.  Father's  company  was  sworn  in  as 
deputies  and  went  into  West  Virginia,  joining  a 
band    of    deputies    headed    by    Frank    Phillips. 

(4)  There  were  about  50  in  all.  This  was  about 
a  week  after  the  Hatfields'  raid. 

Three  Hatfields  had  been  arrested  by  detec- 
tives previously  and  brought  to  Pikeville  for  an 
examining  trail.  Their  lawyers  were  my  mater- 
nal grandfathers  firm— Auxier,  Connolley,  Fer- 
rell (Uncle  Dick)  and  McGinnis.  There  was  a 
reward  of  about  $500  a  head  on  the  Hatfields 

(5)  and  Frank  Phillips  and  his  gang  went  out  to 
hunt  Hatfields  for  the  reward.  Shortly  after 
the  three  Hatfields  mentioned  were  brought  in, 
occurred  the  New  Year's  Eve  raid  when  Randall 
McCoy's  home  was  burned,  his  daughter  killed 
and  his  wife  left  for  dead.  It  was  then  that  Dad 
and  his  Buckner's  Rifles  went  into  West  Virginia 
on  their  raid.  They  had  warrants  and  requisi- 
tions for  the  Hatfields,  but  of  course  they 
were  not  honored  in  West  Virginia.  Frank 
Phillips  and  his  men  had  killed  and  captured 
several  of  the  Hatfields  when  Dad  met  up  with 
them.  The  Buckners  spent  several  days  on 
Peter  Creek  and  the  vicinity  and  captured  about 
18.  They  met  with  no  resistance  and  there 
was  no  shooting.  Most  of  them  they  got  in  one 
house,  but  others  they  found,  usually,  at  home 
or  with  relatives,  one  man  they  found  in  a  hol- 
low tree.  It  was  snowy  freezing  weather  and 
they  stopped  two  nights  on  the  way  home. 
Dad  was  guarding  Valentine  "Wall"  Hatfield  a 
well-educated  and  upright  man.  They  stayed 
one  night  at  Keene  Adkins'  house.  Mr.  Adkins 
was  the  father  of  Mrs.  Dixie  Ratliff  and  Annilee 
(Mrs.  Bonaparte  Marrs,  wife  of  a  Confederate 
captain),  whom  Aunt  May  Scott  raised.  Frank 
Phillips  stayed  over  in  West  Virginia  and  killed 
and  captured  some  more  Hatfields. 

The  Hatfields  were  all  brought  to  Pikeville 
for  trial,  and  some  were  sentenced  to  life,  some 
turned  State's  evidence  and  some  were  hanged. 
Some  escaped,  of  course  and  two  are  buried  on 
Paint  Creek  in  West  Virginia.  One  of  them  was 
hanged  on  the  spot  where  the  College  is  now. 
Valentine  Hatfield  was  given  life  and  died  in 
the  penitentiary.  He  was  a  brother  to  "Devil 
Anse."  He  was  cleared  of  taking  any  actual 
part  in  the  violence,  but  when  three  McCoy 
boys  were  tied  to  bushes  and  shot,  it  was  proved 
that  he  administered  an  oath  to  the  men  who 
committed   the   crime,    binding  them   never  to 


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tell  who  did  it.  Later,  after  the  arrest  of  Jonse 
Hatfield  both  sides  got  together  and  arranged  a 
settlement. 

There  had  been  indictments  in  West  Virginia 
against  Dad  and  his  gang  for  murder,  kid- 
napping, and  a  long  and  horrid  assortment  of 
crimes.  Governor  Buckner  refused  to  honor 
requisitions.  Kentucky  had  like  indictments 
against  Hatfields  and  their  allies  which  West 
Virginia  would  not  honor.  For  years.  Dad  did 
not  dare  set  foot  in  West  Virginia.  Then,  after 
Jonse's  arrest,  as  I  said  before,  the  "War"  was 
settled.  All  those  in  both  states  who  had  been 
imprisoned  were  freed,  and  all  charges  dropped. 

The  trial  of  Jonse  Hatfield  came  in  1898, 
when  Dad  was  Pike  County  Attorney.  He  would 
have  had  to  prosecute  him,  but  Hatfield  got  a 
change  of  venue  to  Floyd  County,  Kentucky. 
Charges  against  all  Hatfields  and  against  the  Mc- 
Coys were  then  voided  or  nolle  prossed,  and  that 
was  the  last  of  the  Hatfield  and  McCoy  War. 

Mr.  Jim  McCoy  was  the  only  actual  feudist 
that  I  remember.  He  lived  next  door  to  my 
grandmother  Auxier  and  was  a  tall,  dignified 
and  handsome  gentleman  of  advanced  years 
when  I  knew  him.  (6)  He  was  the  father  of 
Mrs.  Stoney  Amick  and  Mrs.  Madison  Dunlap. 
(Ed.  note:  and  grandfather  of  Rebecca  Sowards 
and  Joe  Amick). 

There  were  other  feuds  in  those  days.  When 
Dad  went  to  Jenkins  to  buy  the  land  for  the 
Consolidation  Coal  Company;  before  there  was 
a  Jenkins,  of  course,  the  Wrights  and  Potters 
were  having  a  feud.  They  got  them  all  in  to  a 
room  to  try  to  get  them  to  settle  the  feud  so 
they  could  go  on  with  the  land  negotiations 
safely.  The  Wrights  lined  up  on  one  side  of  the 
room  with  their  guns,  and  the  Potters  on  the 
other  side,  ditto,  but  they  refused  to  stop  the 
"War".  Dad  told  of  one  of  the  Potters  who 
said  a  blessing  at  the  beginning  of  a  meal,  "Pray 
for  us.  Brother  Pap." 

This  is  all  that  will  be  quoted  from  Elizabeth 
Sowards  DeWart's  paper. 

James  M.  Sowards  had  two  other  sons  beside 
"Jim";  William,  who  was  born  in  1868  and  John 
L.,  who  was  born  in  1869. 

On  page  22  I  want  to  insert  more  informa- 
tion about  Kentucky,  daughter  of  Lewis  and 
OIlie  Sowards.  She  was  married  by  Rev.  Rey- 
nolds at  the  home  of  her  father.  Her  groom, 
William  Scott,  was  a  farmer  and  merchant,  living 
on  John's  Creek,  in  the  Leslie  settlement,  where 
they  went  to  housekeeping  at  once.  After  their 
sons  birth,  Scott  joined  the  Union  Army  under 
his  father-in-law,  and  Kentucky  was  compelled 
to  abandon  her  home  and  move  to  Louisa,  Ken- 
tucky, where  her  husband,  father  and  I   others 


were  based.  William  Scott  was  wounded  and 
discharged  from  the  army  16  February  1863. 
Little  Johnie  died  19  May  1865  and  the  Scott 
couple  moved  back  to  Pikeville  in  October  of 
that  year.  They  went  into  the  merchanticle 
business.  They  bought  a  farm  adjoining  Pike- 
ville from  A.  J.  Hatcher  in  1874  and  built  a 
large  brick  store  building.  The  following  July  17 
William  Scott  died.  Later,  Mrs.  Scott  took 
Hatcher  in  as  a  partner  and  they  continued  the 
business. 

On  18  May  1876,  Kentucky  Sowards  Scott 
married  Richard  M.  Ferrell,  who  was  Clerk  of 
the  Pike  County  Circuit  Court.  He  had  joined 
the  Confederate  Army  in  March,  1861.  Begin- 
ning in  1862,  he  acted  as  Asst.  General  of  the 
Fourth  Brigade  for  two  years.  He  was  chosen 
Captain  of  a  company  of  Sharp  Shooter  24 
July  1864.  He  was  shot  through  the  left  lung 
while  in  the  line  of  duty.  Being  no  longer  able 
for  duty  he  returned  to  Pike  County.  He  was 
elected  as  Clerk  in  1874  and  reelected  in  1880. 
In  the  meantime,  Ferrell  and  Hatcher  continued 
their  store,  which  had  a  large  stock  of  dry  good 
and  groceries,  and  expanded  into  an  extensive 
timber  firm.  Mr.  Ferrell  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  April,  1887  and  became  a  member  of 
prestigous  firm,  Auxier,  Ferrell,  Connolly  and 
McGinnis  at  Pikeville,  Kentucky.  Mr.  Ferrell 
died  of  this  war  injuries  21  March  1893  (not  ca 
1880),  as  did  Kentucky's  first  husband,  William 
Scott. 

In  August,  1896,  Kentucky  Ferrell  married 
Samuel  Salyers,  who  also  served  under  her 
father.  Captain  Lewis  Sowards  in  the  39th  Ky. 
Vol.  Inf.  Union  Army.  He  was  Vice  President 
to  the  First  National  Bank,  which  Kentucky 
helped  organize,  and  was  the  largest  stock  holder 
at  that  time.  They  divorced. 

In  1900  Kentucky  married  Jim  Press  Powers, 
who  was  also  a  Vice  President  of  the  bank. 

On  Page  23  the  following  information  can 
be  added  about  the  Henry  C.  and  Frances  (John- 
son) Sowards  family: 

Oly  was  named  for  her  grandmother,  Oly 
(Morgan)  Sowards.  She  married  John  W.  Call, 
who  operated  and  managed  Call  Funeral  Home 
for  more  than  fifty  (50)  years  in  Pikeville, 
Kentucky.  (I  think  the  first  funeral  home  in 
Pikeville  belonged  to  a  Meyers  and  John  Call 
managed  it— Mr.  Meyers  was  the  father-in-law 
of  Johnnie  Hatcher.)  Oly  and  John  W.  had  one 
son,  William  "Bill"  Call,  who  married  Winnie 
Greer,  dauther  of  George  Greer,  who  operated 
Greer's  Root  and  Herb  Co.  of  Pikeville.  Bill  and 
Winnie  have  a  son,  John  George,  who  lives  in 
California  and  a  daughter,  Betty,  who  married 
"William  "Bill"  Stone.     He  served  as  mayor  of 


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Pikeville  in  the  40's.   They  moved  to  Lexington. 

Morgan,  son  of  Henry  C.  Sowards  was 
named  after  his  Uncle  Morgan,  the  father  of 
Garfield  and  grandfather  of  Homer  and  Jim 
Press  Sowards.  Morgan  married  Julie  Huffman 
and  they  had  three  sons;  Morgan  Jr.,  Stafford 
and  Charley  Sowards. 

Jefferson  Sowards,  son  of  Henry  and 
Frances  (Johnson)  Sowards  was  born  27  Aug 
1892.  He  married  13  Nov  1915  tc  Narcie  Fife 
b  19  Feb  1895.  Three  children  were  born  of 
this  marriage:  Freddy  Sowards  married  Gene 
Moore  15  Dec  1933.  They  have  four  children: 
Mickey,  Johnny,  Sandy  and  Tommy  Moore. 

Bill  Kiser  Sowards  b  9  Jan  1919,  married 
Emma  Lou  Kells  born  3  Jan  1925,  died  22  Nov 
1982.  They  had  six  children:  Billie  Kay,  Jef- 
fary  Lloyd,  Mary  Catherine,  Kim,  Mike  and 
Pricilla  Sowards. 

Cloyd  Sowards,  b  22  Feb  1922,  married 
Wonda  Woodward  6  Nov  1954.  They  have  one 
daughter,  Debra  Lynn  Sowards.  She  married 
Craig  Fleming.   They  have  a  son,  Harley  Shone. 

Stafford  Sowards  married  Lucille  Cyrus. 
They  had  two  daughters,  Mickey  Damron  and 
Marionett  Wiley  and  a  son,  John  Stafford  So- 
wards, who  married  Ann  Danburg,  daughter 
of  Otta  and  Arthur  L.  Danburg  of  Pikeville. 
John  and  Ann  had  three  sons,  John  S.  Jr., 
Paul  Lawrence  and  Jess  Milton  Sowards  and  a 
daughter,  Gail  S.  Trimble. 

Charley  Sowards  married  Fostella  Hopkins, 
daughter  of  Frank  Hopkins.  They  had  two  sons, 
Don  Gordon,  who  married  Geraldine  Hamlin 
and  they  have  a  son,  Gary  and  Dr.  Charles  Frank 
Sowards,  who  married  Shinobu  Matsurra. 
Their  son,  Frankie  died  in  1982. 

There  was  another  son.  Jack  and  another 
daughter,  Eliza,  who  married  a  Tackett. 

On  page  24  there  are  two  deaths  to  be  added 
in  the  Garfield  Soward's  family.  Opal  Sowards 
Childers  died  November  10,  1984  and  Jim  Press 
Sowards  died  April  25,  1985. 

In  closing,  I  want  to  say  that  the  generous 
Kentucky  Sowards  Scott  Ferrell  Salyers  Powers 
that  was  mentioned  on  page  29  of  Volume  IV  of 
Pike  County  Papers  and  making  gifts  to  the  First 
Christian  Church  was  the  daughter  of  Captain 
Lewis  W.  and  Oly  (Morgan)  Sowards  of  Pike- 
ville, Kentucky.  They  were  the  great  and  great- 
great  grandparents  of  most  of  the  Sowards  in 
Pikeville  and  Shelbiana,  Kentucky. 


HINT 

After  cooking  fish,  to  l<iil  tine  fish  odor 
when  washing  a  fry  pan,  add  two  table- 
spoons of  prepared  mustard  to  the  dish 
water. 

A  whistling'  woman  an'  crowin'  hen 
are  sure  to  come  to  some  bad  end. 

If  a  rooster  crows  before  going  to  bed, 
he's  sure  to  get  up  with  a  wet  head. 

Assafetida  worn  around  the  neck  in 
the  winter  will  keep  away  disease. 

Skunk  oil,  rendered  from  the  fat  of 
skunks,  is  good  for  the  croup. 

A  circle  round  the  moon,  at  some  dis- 
tance, is  generally  followed  with  rain  the 
next  day. 

Martins  or  sea  gulls  flying  high  in  the 
sky  at  sunset,  means  a  change  in  the  wea- 
ther. 

Never  sit  down  to  a  meal  after  any 
intense  mental  effort,  for  physical  and  men- 
tal injury  are  inevitable,  and  no  one  has  a 
right  to  deliberately  injure  body,  mind  or 
estate. 


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JOHN  WOLFORD,  SR 

by 
Geraldine  Davenport 


Family  records  indicate  that  John  Wolford, 
Sr.  was  born  in  Rockinghann  County,  Virginia 
about  the  year  1787.  He  was  of  German  an- 
cestry, and  early  records  list  the  name  as  Wohl- 
fort,  Wohlfarth,  and  other  similar  German 
spellings.  Names  of  his  parents  are  unknown, 
but  it  is  believed  he  descended  from  a  family 
that  first  settled  in  Pennsylvania.  Wolfords  have 
been  found  all  along  the  old  wagon  road  out  of 
Philadelphia,  leading  south  through  Maryland, 
into  Virginia,  and  on  into  North  Carolina. 

John  Wolford  was  married  to  Mary  "Polly" 
Charles  who  was  born  in  North  Carolina  bet- 
ween 1790  and  1800.  She  is  believed  to  have 
been  a  daughter  of  George  and  Christean  (Mic- 
hael) Charles  of  Rowan  County,  who  came  by 
way  of  Russell  County,  Virginia  to  Floyd 
County,  Kentucky.  George  Charles  received  a 
land  grant  and  settled  on  Raccoon  Creek  in  the 
area  that  later  became  Pike  County.  George 
and  his  son,  Frederick,  remained  on  Raccoon 
Creek,  but  sons  John,  Michael,  and  David,  along 
with  John  Wolford,  obtained  land  grants  and 
established  homes  on  Peter  Creek. 

David  Charles  returned  to  Virginia  and  made 
his  home  in  the  area  of  Tazewell  County  that 
later  became  Buchanan  County,  living  in  the 
community  of  Hurley,  Virginia.  He  died  there 
about  1837.  Two  of  his  young  sons  returned  to 
Peter  Creek:  George  lived  in  the  home  of  his 
uncle,  John  Charles,  and  John  J.  made  his  home 
with  John  and  Mary  Wolford,  where  he  was 
living  in  1850. 

John  Wolford  was  a  farmer  and  a  miller. 
He  was  known  by  many  as  "Miller  John". 
His  great-grandchildren  of  today  relate  stories 
that  have  been  passed  down  through  the  gen- 
erations. Among  those  sharing  stories  are  sis- 
ters, Mary  Charles  Kirk,  now  of  Kansas,  and 
Mae  Charles  Maynard  who  resides  in  Michigan. 
They  are  granddaughters  of  Frederick  Wolford. 
Another  great-granddaughter  who  has  shared 
stories  as  well  as  a  photograph  of  John  Wol- 
ford, is  Maude  E.  Boiling  of  Medford,  Oregon. 
She  is  a  granddaughter  of  Andrew  Wolford. 
Mrs.  Boiling  recalls  that  when  she  was  a  young 
child  living  among  her  Wolford  relatives  after 
the  death  of  her  parents,  her  Aunt  Betty  (Eliza- 
beth Wolford,  daughter  of  Andrew)  told  her 
that  "Grandma  Polly  Charles  walked  from  the 
Kentucky  River  to  Rockingham  County,  Vir- 
ginia where  she  married  Grandpa  John  Wol- 
ford".    No  record  has  been  found  of  their  m,£r- 


riage.  Since  Mary  "Polly"  Charles  was  also  of 
German  ancestry,  it  is  possible  they  were  mar- 
ried in  a  German  church  where  such  records 
were  kept.  Several  variations  of  the  Wolford 
name  have  been  found  in  Moravian  Church 
records.  A  Moravian  minister,  Jacob  Wohlfert, 
served  as  a  missionary  at  an  Indian  mission  in 
North  Carolina  from  1802  through  1805.  His 
family  is  not  mentioned,  if  he  had  one,  but  it 
appears  likely  that  Mary  "Polly"  Charles  knew 
John  Wolford  before  she  married  him  in  Rock- 
ingham County.  Sometime  after  their  marriage 
they  went  to  Russell  County,  Virginia  where 
they  were  listed  on  the  1820  Federal  Census. 
They  moved  to  Kentucky  in  the  early  1820's. 

John  Wolford  and  the  Charles  brothers 
lived  in  the  area  of  Peter  Creek  that  later  became 
Phelps.  Peter  Cline  is  reported  to  have  been  the 
original  settler  on  Peter  Creek,  and  tradition 
holds  that  Peter  Creek  was  named  for  him,  but 
he  settled  at  the  mouth  of  the  Creek  where  it 
flows  into  Tug  River.  He  owned  land  on  both 
sides  of  the  river,  in  Kentucky  and  Virginia  (now 
West  Virginia).  The  Wolford  and  Charles 
families  were  among  the  earliest  to  settle  farther 
up  the  creek.  Other  early  families  were  Cole- 
mans,  and  a  post  office  bore  the  name  of  "Cole- 
man" for  several  years  on  the  right  fork  of 
Peter  Creek.  Blankenship,  Layne,  and  McCoy 
are  names  of  early  settlers  and  today  their 
descendants  still  live  on  the  land  of  their  ances- 
tors. The  Daugherty  and  Dotson  families  came 
a  little  later  but  were  still  among  the  pioneer  set- 
tlers. Many  residents  of  the  Phelps  area  today 
can  trace  their  heritage  back  to  the  first  settlers. 

Early  cabins  were  erected  from  logs  and  had 
dirt  floors.  Mrs.  Avery  M.  Setzer,  of  Friends- 
ville,  Tennessee  shared  the  photograph  of  an 
early  home  in  Phelps.  She  resided  in  Phelps  on 
two  occasions  when  Mr.  Setzer  served  as  princi- 
pal at  the  Matthew  C.  Scott,  Jr.  Academy,  a 
Presbyterian  School  which  served  the  commun- 
ity from  1904  until  1932.  Mr.  Setzer  came  first 
in  1918  and  remained  three  years.  He  also 
served  as  the  last  principal  of  the  school  from 
1928  until  1932.  The  Setzers  enjoyed  photo- 
graphy and  preserved  much  of  the  history  of  the 
community  during  that  era  through  their  photo- 
graphs. When  they  learned  that  the  "oldest 
house  in  Phelps"  was  being  torn  down,  they 
rushed  up  to  "Bone's  Branch"  on  their  lunch 
hour  to  get  a  picture  of  it.  They  knew  it  was  an 
old  home  of  a  Wolford  family  but  not  the  iden- 


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tity  of  the  family.  Mrs.  Maude  E.  Boiling  re- 
members the  house  well  and  the  location.  Two 
or  three  generations  of  Wolfords  lived  in  it.  She 
is  "almost  possitive"  it  was  built  by  her  great- 
grandfather, John  Wolford.  It  was  located  at 
about  the  exact  spot  near  the  mouth  of  Bone's 
Branch  where  her  Aunt  Betty  had  told  her  they 
lived.  According  to  her,  the  house  was  damaged 
by  fire  and  had  to  be  torn  down. 

Mary  "Polly"  Charles  Wolford  died  between 
1870  and  1880.  Mrs.  Boiling  remembers  hearing 
her  relatives  say  that  "Grandma  Polly"  was 
buried  at  Smith  Carter  Cemetery,  on  the  right 
fork  of  Peter  Creek,  above  Phelps.  This  very 
old  cemetery,  now  sadly  neglected,  was  the  final 
resting  place  of  several  of  the  pioneer  settlers 
in  the  Phelps  area.  Michael  Charles,  who  died  in 
1861,  is  buried  there  in  a  marked  grave,  and  his 
wife,  Elizabeth  (Lester)  Charles,  who  died  in  the 
early  1880's  when  her  clothing  caught  fire,  is 
buried  there  in  an  unmarked  grave. 

On  the  1880  Census  of  Pike  County,  John 
Wolford  was  living  in  the  household  of  his  son, 
Frederick  Wolford,  and  his  age  was  listed  as  101. 
This  is  probably  an  error  since  his  age  had  been 
consistent  on  previous  census  records.  He  would 
have  been  about  93  at  that  time.  He  is  said  to 
have  died  at  age  103,  but  it  is  likely  he  died 
around  1882  at  age  95.  The  exact  date  of  his 
death  is  not  known  at  this  time,  nor  his  final 
resting  place,  but  it  is  presumed  that  he,  too,  is 
buried  at  Smith  Carter  Cemetery  beside  his  wife, 
Mary. 

John  and  Mary  Wolford  had  seven  known 
children  who  survived  to  adulthood  .  .  .  five 
sons  and  two  daughters.  Little  is  known  of  the 
daughters.  One  daughter,  Polly,  born  about 
1 820,  married  Joe  Justus  (or  Justice).  The  other 
daughter,  Arminda,  born  about  1830,  married 
Jackson  Bailey.  Family  records  indicate  that 
their  son,  Flem  Bailey,  married  Sarah  Elizabeth 
Wolford  (daughter  of  David).  Nothing  further 
is  known  of  these  daughters  and  their  families, 
but  they  are  believed  to  have  settled  in  the  area 
that  later  became  McDowell  County,  West 
Virginia. 

John  Wolford,  Jr.,  known  as  "Jack"  was 
born  about  1815  in  Virginia.  He  was  married 
16  Mar.  1837  in  Pike  County  to  Kezziah  Davis, 
daughter  of  Sarah  Davis,  a  widow.  Name  of 
Kezziah's  father  is  unknown,  but  family  re- 
cords indicate  that  he  was  a  Stacy.  John  "Jack" 
Wolford  owned  land  on  Peter  Creek,  but  moved 
to  Tazewell  County,  Virginia  about  1848 
where  he  received  land  grants  in  1851.  He  lived 
in  the  Knox  Creek-Slate  Creek  area.  Jack  and 
"Kizzy"    Wolford    were    the    parents    of    nine 


children.  Before  too  many  years  tragedy 
touched  the  lives  of  this  family  as  it  did  many 
during  this  period  in  history.  Jack  and  two  of 
his  sons  died  as  a  result  of  the  Civil  War.  Jack 
and  his  son,  James,  died  together  in  a  battle  at 
Saltville,  Virginia,  and  were  buried  in  unmarked 
Confederate  graves  there.  Another  son,  John 
III,  returned  home  from  the  war  but  died  a  few 
days  later  of  a  fever.  During  the  war,  Kizzie 
came  to  Peter  Creek  to  live  with  her  in-laws, 
John  and  Mary  Wolford,  because  she  thought  it 
would  be  safer  for  her  and  her  young  children. 
During  the  remaining  years  she  lived  among  her 
children  and  at  the  time  of  her  death  on  Christ- 
mas Day  1898,  she  was  making  her  home  with 
her  daughter,  Arminda  Wolford  Dotson.  She  is 
buried  on  the  left  fork  of  Peter  Creek. 

The  children  of  John   "Jack"  and  Kezziah 
Wolford  were: 

JOHN  WOLFORD  III,  born  about  1839  in  Pike 
County,  married  Sarah  Gibson  born  about  1840 
in  Tazewell  County,  Virginia. 
MATILDA  WOLFORD,  born  about  1841 
in  Pike  County;  married  John  Yates  in  Virginia. 
JAMES  WOLFORD,  born  1843  in  Pike  County, 
married  on  19  Jan.  1862  in  Buchanan  County, 
Va.,  Mary  Matney,  born  1845. 
FREDERICK  WOLFORD,  born  1845-46  in 
Pike  County,  died  of  stab  wounds  on  26  Mar. 
1886.  He  married  Sarah  "Sally"  Hurley,  born 
about  1839;  died  12  Dec.  1925,  daughter  of 
Nehemiah  and  Elizabeth  (Johnson)  Hurley. 
ALFRED  WOLFORD,  born  2  Oct.  1848  in 
Tazewell  County,  Va.,  died  4  Oct.  1927.  Mar- 
ried 1st  Mary  "Polly"  Blankenship,  born  23  May 
1845;  died  17  June  1900,  daughter  of  Hezekiah 
Blankenship,  who  along  with  a  12-year-old  son 
died  in  the  Civil  War.  Alfred  Wolford  was  the 
only  member  of  the  family  to  return  to  Virginia 
from  Kentucky  after  the  war.  He  owned  con- 
siderable acreage  on  Knox  Creek.  The  post 
office  at  Wolford,  Virginia  is  located  on  land  he 
formerly  owned  and  was  named  for  him.  This 
was  suggested  by  his  grandson  and  namesake, 
Alfred  Wolford,  well-known  Church  of  Christ 
minister  who  still  resides  there. 
MARY  "POLLY"  WOLFORD,  born  about  1851 
in  Virginia,  married  in  Pike  Co.  on  23  May  1872, 
Anthony  B.  Sanson. 

SARAH  "SALLY"  WOLFORD,  born  1853  in 
Virginia,  married  on  3  Oct.  1872  in  Pike  Co., 
Atterson  L.  K.  Robinette,  born  1847  in  Virginia. 
ARMINDA  WOLFORD,  born  July  1855  in 
Virginia,  died  5  Jan.  1935  in  Pike  County, 
married  19  Sept.  1872,  James  Lewis  Dotson, 
born  July  1851 ;  died  14  Oct.  1924,  son  of  God- 
frey and  Louanza  (Estep)  Dotson. 


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PRICEY  WOLFORD,  born  1859  in  Virginia; 
married  31  Oct.  1877  in  Pike  Co.,  Anderson  J. 
Dotson,  b.  20  Feb.  1857;  d.  11  Jan.  1903. 

The  second  son  of  John  and  IVlary  Wolford 
was  George  Wolford,  born  about  1817  in 
Virginia;  died  3  May  1900.  He  married  first  in 
Pike  Co.  on  9  July  !837,  Abigail  Coleman, 
daughter  of  Stephen  and  Sarah  (Rankin)  Cole- 
man. They  had  two  sons,  and  she  died.  After 
the  death  of  Abigail,  George  married  second 
in  Pike  Co.,  on  26  March  1843,  Sarah  Prater, 
born  Nov.  1830;  died  31  March  1901.  There 
is  little  information  on  some  of  the  children 
of  George. 

DANIEL  WOLFORD,  born  about  1838,  married 
Matilda,  thought  to  be  a  Baker  or  a  Dotson. 
He  moved  to  Minnesota  after  the  Civil  War  with 
some  of  his  mother's  Coleman  family.  He 
served  in  the  war  and  received  a  pension. 
GEORGE  WOLFORD,  born  1839,  married 
Sarah  E.,  last  name  unknown.  He,  too,  moved 
to  Minnesota,  but  returned  to  Pike  Co.  by  1880. 
MARY  WOLFORD,  according  to  census  records 
was  born  about  1844.  Family  records  differ  as 
to  whether  she  is  a  daughter  of  Abigail  or  Sarah. 
No  information  available  on  her. 
JOHN  WOLFORD,  born  1848,  married  in  Pike 
Co.  on  18  May  1873,  Rebecca  A.  Dotson, 
daughter  of  William  E.  and  Elizabeth  Dotson. 
He  married  second  Sarah  "Sally"  Hurley, 
daughter  of  Peyton  and  Elizabeth  (Mounts) 
Hurley. 

ELLEN  WOLFORD,  born  about  1849.  No 
information. 

JORDAN  WOLFORD,  born  Jan.  1850,  married 
on  12  Jan.  1873,  Sarah  Wilson,  born  May  1860, 
her  second  marriage. 

LETTY  WOLFORD,  born  1853,  no  informa- 
tion. 

ELIZABETH  WOLFORD,  born  1854,  no 
information. 

DAVID  WOLFORD,  born  3  June  1856,  died 
13  Oct.  1919,  married  Leander  Hurley,  born 
19  Apr.  1859,  died  11  Jan.  1922,  daughter  of 
Peyton  and  Elizabeth  (Mounts)  Hurley. 
FREDERICK  WOLFORD,  born  Oct.  1857, 
married  Eleanor  Hurley,  born  Nov.  1864, 
daughter  of  Peyton  and  Elizabeth  (Mounts) 
Hurley. 

SARAH  "SALLY"  WOLFORD,  born  Dec. 
1859,  married  Peter  Rakes,  born  Nov.  1848. 
WILLIAM  RILEY  "BUD"  WOLFORD,  born 
1860-62,  died  4  June  1938  of  a  heart  attack. 
He  was  a  prominent  resident  of  Devon,  WV 
where  he  operated  a  hotel.  He  married  in 
Buchanan  County,  VA  on  23  Feb.  1887,  a 
widow,  Mary  Estep. 


The  third  son  of  John  and  Mary  Wolford  was 
Frederick.  He  was  born  about  1825-26  in 
Kentucky.  His  death  date  is  unknown.  He  was 
married  in  Pike  County  on  23  Aug.  1849  to 
Margaret  "Peggy"  Mounts,  born  1832  in 
Virginia,  Daughter  of  Elijah  and  Comfort 
(Hurley)  Mounts. 

The  children  of  Frederick  and  Margaget 
were: 

JONATHAN  WOLFORD,  born  4  July  1850, 
died  4  July  1890  in  a  sawmill  accident.  Married 
on  12  Apr.  1870  in  Pike  County,  Vashti  Smith, 
born  Mar.  1851,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and 
Leveniah  (Daugherty)  Smith. 
SARAH  "SALLY"  WOLFORD,  born  about 
1851.   No  information. 

ELIJAH  WOLFORD,  born  May  1853.  He  was 
buried  in  a  small  family  plot  in  Edgarton,  WV. 
When  the  highway  was  built,  his  remains  had  to 
be  removed  to  another  cemetery  in  Edgarton. 
He  was  married  to  Ruth  McCoy,  born  Oct. 
1864. 

DAVID  WOLFORD,  born  Aug.  1854,  married 
first  Louisa  Johnson.  After  her  death,  he 
married  second,  Mary  Virginia  Phelps,  born  Dec. 
1867,  daughter  of  John  C.  and  Margaret  Phelps 
of  Pikeville.  Mary  Virginia  Phelps  was  an  early 
school  teacher  on  Peter  Creek,  and  a  number  of 
Wolford  descendents  including  Mary  C.  Kirk  and 
Mae  C.  Maynard  say  the  post  office  in  Phelps 
was  named  for  her.  David  Wolford  built  a 
lovely  home  on  Tug  River  at  Freeburn  which 
later  became  a  club  house  for  the  coal  company. 
NANCY  WOLFORD,  born  Apr.  1856,  was 
married  in  Pike  Co.  on  4  Apr.  1872  to  Jacob 
Blankenship,  born  Mar.  1849,  son  of  William 
and  Judith  (Phillips)  Blankenship. 
SYLVANIA  WOLFORD,  born  1857-58,  died 
1929.  Married  John  C.  Francis,  born  1856, 
died  1891,  son  of  William  H.  and  Margaret 
"Peggy"  (Boney,  Boner,  Bonney,  Bouney) 
Francis.  Sylvania  married  second  Sylvester 
Bryant. 

ELKANAH  WOLFORD,  born  June  1859, 
married  first  Belle  Johnson.  After  her  death, 
he  married  in  Buchanan  County,  Virginia  on 
14  Nov.  1887,  Rosabelle  Charles,  born  30  Dec. 
1873,  died  20  Nov.  1896,  daughter  of  John  J. 
and  Sarah  (Francis)  Charles.  (This  "John  J." 
is  the  one  who  made  his  home  with  John  and 
Mary  Wolford  after  the  death  of  his  father, 
David  Charles.  Sarah  Francis  was  a  sister  to 
John  C.  who  married  Elkanah's  sister,  Sylvania.) 
After  the  death  of  Rosabelle,  Elkanah  married 
third,  Mary  Dotson. 


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GREENVILLE  WOLFORD,  born  Oct.  1861, 
married  Mariah  Charles,  born  May  1864,  daugh- 
ter of  John  J.  and  Sarah  (Francis)  Charles. 
COMFORT  WOLFORD,  born  15  May  1864, 
died  29  Jan.  1951,  nnarried  on  21  July  1881, 
John  Harrison  Charles,  born  27  July  1856,  died 
27  June  1920,  son  of  John  J.  and  Sarah  Ann 
(Francis)  Charles.  (Mary  C.  Kirk  and  Mae  C. 
Charles  are  children  of  Comfort  and  John 
Harrison  Charles.) 

MARY  M.  WOLFORD,  born  Mar.  1866,  married 
Seymore  Johnson,  born  May  1869,  son  of 
Peyton  and  Susanna  (Mounts)  Johnson.  (Peyton 
Johnson  owned  land  on  Peter  Creek  that  is  still 
referred  to  as  "Johnson  Bottom".  The  coal 
company  bought  some  of  this  land  and  built 
camp  houses  and  the  Number  2  Clubhouse.  It 
was  located  across  from  the  Freeburn  Mine 
Tipple.) 

MARIAH  "KATE"  WOLFORD,  born  1868, 
married  first  on  6  Oct.  1886,  Robert  E.  Lee 
"Bob"  Hatfield,  son  of  William  Anderson 
"Devil  Anse"  Hatfield.  She  married  second 
Moses  Christian,  son  of  Daniel  and  Sarah 
"Sally"  (Mounts)  Christian. 
JAMES  L.  WOLFORD,  born  1871,  married  first 
on  5  May  1892,  Vicy  McCoy,  daughter  of 
Larken  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Coleman) 
McCoy.  He  married  second,  Victoria  New. 
JACOB  WOLFORD,  born  July  1875,  married 
Equilla  Scott,  born  Apr.  1881. 

Daniel  Wolford  was  the  fourth  son  of 
John  and  Mary  Wolford.  He  was  born  Nov. 
1828  in  Pike  Co.,  died  6  Sept.  1906.  He  is 
buried  on  Elijah  S.  Wolford  Cemetery  in  Phelps. 
Daniel  was  known  by  his  nickname  "Bone" 
Wolford.  Bone's  Branch,  originally  Big  Branch, 
was  named  for  him  after  he  built  a  home  near 
the  head  of  the  branch.  He  was  married  on  4 
May  1851  to  Sarah  Dotson,  born  Dec.  1834 
in  Tennessee,  daughter  of  Jordan  and  Mary 
Dotson  from  North  Carolina.  Sarah  is  buried  in 
the  family  cemetery  on  Bone's  Branch.  (Daniel 
Wolford  and  John  Charles  who  were  in  the 
household  of  John  and  Mary  Wolford  in  1850 
were  both  married  the  same  day  to  girls  named 
"Sarah"!) 

The  children  of  Daniel  and  Sarah  were: 
MARGARET  WOLFORD,   born   1852,  married 
Asbury    Mounts,    son    of    Elijah    and    Comfort 
(Hurley)  Mounts. 

ELIJAH  S.  WOLFORD,  born  Jan.  1854,  died  19 
Dec.  1937,  married  Nancy  Coleman,  born  Feb. 
1 857,  died  18  May  1 937,  daughter  of  Moses  and 
Rachel  (Dotson)  Coleman.  Both  are  buried  on 
Elijah  S.  Wolford  Cemetery  in  Phelps. 


MARY  "POLLY"  WOLFORD,  born  Nov.  1856, 
married  on  1  Dec.  1887,  John  B.  Dotson. 

WILLIAM  RANSOM  "BILL"  WOLFORD,  born 

Oct.   1857,  married  Mary  M.  Hurley,  born  Jan. 

1859,    daughter   of   Samuel  and   Mary   "Polly" 

(Charles)  Hurley. 

JOHN   H.  WOLFORD,  born  Oct.  1860,  married 

Pricilla    "Pricy"   Whitt,    born    Dec.    1861,   died 

1953. 

DANIEL    WOLFORD,    JR.,    born    Apr.    1862, 

married     Nancy     Hurley,     born     Mar.     1867, 

daughter    of    Peyton    and    Elizabeth    (Mounts) 

Hurley. 

ARMINDA  WOLFORD,  born  7  May  1864,  died 

2   June    1951,   married   Harrison   Dotson,   born 

July  1863,  died  17  Oct.  1938.    Both  are  buried 

on  the  family  cemetery.  Bone's  Branch,  Phelps. 

CLARINDA  WOLFORD,  born  about  1866,  no 

information. 

ARRENA    WOLFORD,    born    1869,   married  a 

Vance.   No  information. 

MOSES  WOLFORD,  born  May  1872,  died  Nov. 

1926.  Married.  No  information. 

SARAH  WOLFORD,  born  Feb.   1874,  married 

Anthony  Eldridge. 

Andrew  Wolford,  fifth  son  of  John  and  Mary 
Wolford,  was  born  22  Dec.  1831,  died  28  Oct. 
1898,  buried  Elijah  S.  Wolford  Cemetery.  He 
was  married  in  Pike  Co.  on  7  June  1849,  to 
Eleanor  Hurley,  born  7  Feb.  1829,  died  14 
Feb.  1915,  daughter  of  Nehemiah  and  Elizabeth 
(Johnson)  Hurley.  The  children  of  Andrew  and 
Eleanor  were: 

JONATHAN  J.  WOLFORD,  born  2  Oct.  1850; 
died  7  Feb.  1915.  He  was  a  teacher  and  mer- 
chant, and  also  served  as  first  postmaster  in 
Phelps.  He  was  married  9  July  1869  to  Polly 
Luansey  Baker,  born  about  1852;  died  12  Feb. 
1929. 

NEHEMIAH  "MYRE"  WOLFORD,  born  31 
Aug.  1852;  died  28  Aug.  1886.  He  was  married 
to  Virginia  Jane  Farley. 

SARAH  "SALLY"  WOLFORD,  born  5  Aug. 
1855;  died  10  Nov.  1904.  She  was  married  30 
Oct.  1880  to  Lewis  Jefferson  McCoy,  born  13 
Oct.  1859,  died  during  Hatfield-McCoy  feud, 
son  of  Harmon  and  Margaret  "Patty"  (Cline) 
McCoy. 

JOHN  WOLFORD,  born  13  May  1858;  died 
15  Aug.  1858. 

ANDREW  "BUD"  WOLFORD,  born  28  Oct. 
1859;  died  20  Mar.  1942.  He  was  married  first 
in    Buchanan    County,    Virginia    on     10    Mar. 


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1887,  to  Sarah  E.  Rice,  born  14  Aug.  1858 
in  Carter  County,  Ky.;  died  12  Apr.  1931; 
daughter  of  John  and  Lucinda  Rice.  They  are 
buried  on  Elijah  S.  Wolford  Cemetery  in  Phelps. 
Andrew  Wolford  married  second,  Margaret 
"Peggy"  (Blankenship)  Aldridge. 
ELIZABETH  "BETTY"  WOLFORD,  born  10 
Nov.  1862;  died  17  Sept.  1947.  Never  married. 
WESLEY  WOLFORD,  born  6  July  1865;  died 
30  Aug.  1932.  Never  married. 
JAMES  MADISON  "DUKE"  WOLFORD,  born 
15  July  1868,  married  Frances  Sowards,  born 
1874,  daughter  of  Morgan  C.W.  and  Minerva 
(Adkins)  Sowards.  No  further  information  on 
him.  He  moved  to  another  state. 
HENDERSON  WOLFORD,  born  18  April 
1871;  died  at  about  age  3. 

McCLELLAN  WOLFORD,  bcrn  16  May  1875; 
died  29  Sept.  1954;  married  Amanda  Wolford, 
born  10  Feb.  1880,  daughter  of  William  Ransom 
and  Mary  (Hurley)  Wolford.  They  are  buried  in 
the  family  cemetery  at  the  mouth  of  Bone's 
Branch,  in  Phelps.  McClellan  Wolford  operated 
a  grist  mill  near  the  mouth  of  Bone's  Branch,  an 
occupation  that  came  down  through  the  family 
from  his  grandfather,  John  Wolford. 

John  Wolford  and  the  Charles  brothers 
would  not  recognize  the  land  they  cleared, 
tended,  and  lived  on.  Public  buildings  such  as 
the  courthouse,  post  office,  high  school,  banks, 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  businesses  now 
occupy  Wolford-Charles  land.  The  Matthew 
T.  Scott,  Jr.  Academy  once  stood  proudly  on 
Wolford-Charles  land,  which  was  returned  to 
the  heirs  when  the  first  new  high  school  was 
built  in  1932.  John  Wolford's  descendents 
have  figured  prominently  in  the  shaping  of  the 
community  of  Phelps.  Since  the  post  office 
was  established  about  a  century  ago,  every 
postmaster  with  the  exception  of  one  or  two 
have  been  Wolford  descendents.  Wolford  de- 
scendents have  taught  school  almost  from  the 
beginning  of  very  first  schools  to  be  built  there, 
from  the  first  log  building  with  puncheon  floors 
to  the  present  modern  brick  structure.  The 
Senior  Citizens'  Center  was  dedicated  to  the 
memory  of  Hysen  Wolford,  great-grandson  of 
John  and  Mary  Wolford.  Hysen  served  seven 
terms  as  Police  Judge  of  Phelps. 

John  Charles  died  early  in  1870  without 
any  heirs.  He  is  reportedly  buried  near  the 
mouth  of  Beech  Creek  on  the  left  fork  of  Peter 
Creek.  Michael  Charles  had  a  son  to  reach  adult- 
hood, but  he  died  young,  and  research  has 
turned  up  no  children.  There  are  many  de- 
scendents of  Michael  Charles  through  his  seven 
daughters    who    were:       MARGARET    married 


Richard  Daniels;  SARAH  "SALLY"  married 
John  Dotson;  PRICEY  married  William  F. 
Coleman;  ELIZABETH  married  Elijah  Dotson; 
RACHEL  married  Henry  Smith  Carter;  MARY 
"POLLY"  married  Samuel  Hurley;  and  NANCY, 
who  married  John  Roberts. 

It  is  impossible  to  name  all  of  the  descen- 
dents of  these  brave  pioneers  who  settled  this 
untamed  wilderness,  but  there  will  always  be 
descendents  in  Pike,  Buchanan,  Mingo  and  other 
neighboring  Counties  to  share  pride  in  the  names 
of  those  who  came  before  us. 


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BOLLING  COAT  OF  ARMS 

Pictured  above  is  ttie  coat  of  arms  of  the  Boiling  Family. 
A  coat  of  arms  is  a  group  of  emblems  and  figures  (her- 
aldic bearings)  usually  arranged  on  and  around  a  shield 
and  serving  as  the  special  insignia  of  some  person,  family 
or  institution. 


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Wolford  home  in  Phelps,  Kentucky.  Damaged  by  fire  so  had  to  be  torn  down  in  1918.  The  last  person  to  live 
in  this  house  was  Hysen  Wolford.  Several  generations  of  Wolfords  lived  in  it  from  the  time  it  was  built  (date 
unknown  —  sometime  in  1800's). 


John  Wolford,  Sr.  born  about  1787  in  Rockingham  County,  Virginia.  Pro- 
genitor of  Wolford  descendents  in  Pike  County,  Kentucky,  Buchanan  County, 
Virginia,  and  Mingo  County,  West  Virginia. 


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Jonathan  J.  Wolford,  son  of  Andrew  and  Eleanor 
(Hurley)  Wolford.  School  teacher,  Grocer,  first 
Postmaster  of  Phelps,  Kentucky. 


Polly  Luansey  (Baker)  Wolford.   Wife  of  Jonathan  J. 
Wolford.    This  photo  taken  about  1923-24. 


Polly  Luansey  (Baker)  Wolford,  wife  of  Jonathan  J. 
Wolford,  with  her  grandchildren,  Otis  and  Made 
Kellione  (chilr'  >n  of  her  daughter,  Belva,  who  died 
quite  young),    i/lacie  and  Otis  are  deceased. 


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HIGHLIGHTS  OF  TWENTY-FIVE  YEAR  HISTORY 
OF  PIKE  COUNTY  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE 

The  Board  of  Directors  and  members  of  the  Chamber  warmly  congratulate  Pike  County  and  its  citizens  on  the 
occasion  of  their  celebration  of  162  years  of  growth  and  development.  Following  are  some  of  the  major  ac- 
complishments of  Pike  County's  people  with  which  the  Chamber  has  taken  part. 

1957-      Pike  County  Chamber  of  Commerce  was  organized  after  devastating  flood  of  Big  Sandy  Valley  in  1957. 

1958  Worked  diligently  with  Federal  and  State  officials  to  obtain  flood  control  for  the  Big  Sandy  Valley. 
Fought  for  Fishtrap  and  Haysi  Dams. 

1959  Promoted  home  gardens  in  Pike  County;  helped  place  23  purebred  Guernsey  heifers  to  improve  Pike 
County's  breed  stock. 

1960-      Organized  citizens'  work  on  present  Pike  County  Airport  valued  at  $50,000  and  helped  manage  100 
1962       million  dollar  Road  and  Park  Bond  issue  in  Pike  County.  Instrumental  in  acquisition  of  land  and  initia- 
tion of  Island  Creek  Airport  Project. 

1%1  Sponsored  a  major  Clean-Up  Campaign  in  Pike  County;  and  published  and  distributed  10,000  promo- 
tional brochures  on  the  area  while  Pike  County  fought  for  Mountain  Parkway  and  urged  its  extension  to 
Pikeville. 

1964  Testified  before  several  Congressional  Committees  and  Kentucky  Department  of  Transportation 
seeking  the  re-building  of  U.S.  Highways  23,  119,  and  460. 

1%5-      Pikeville  was  named  an  "All-America  City"  by  LOOK  magazine;  award  based  primarily  on  area's 

1967  dramatic  recovery  from  the  1957  and  1963  floods.  Department  of  Housing  and  Urban  Development 
picked  Pikeville  as  one  of  the  original  participant  in  Demonstration  Cities  Program.  Chamber  played 
major  role  in  organization  of  citizens'  participation  in  this  effort  to  make  Pikeville  a  Model  City. 

1968  President  Lyndon  B.  Johnson  dedicated  Fishtrap  Dam— a  culmination  of  eleven  years  of  writing  letter 
to  Congress  and  appearing  before  Congressional  committees  by  many  citizens.  The  Chamber  sponsored 
the  dedication  ceremony. 

1970  Chamber  began  work  to  make  Fishtrap  a  state  park;  and  the  area's  first  bona  fide  industrial  sites  were 
acquired  under  aegis  of  Model  Ciiy  Program. 

1971  Pikeville  was  named  an  All-Kentucky  City  for  1970;  30,000  promotional  brochures  about  Pike  County 
were  published  with  more  than  10,000  distributed  over  the  United  States  and  a  railroad  car  was  donated 
by  C&O  and  B&O  Railway  for  new  Chamber  office  center. 

1973  Helped  initiate  the  Pikeville  Cut-Through  Project.  Was  funded  by  federal  agencies.  The  First  Phase 

1974  of  the  project  was  to  remove  approximately  13  million  cubic  yards  of  rock  and  dirt.  Organized  appli- 
1976       cation  for  All-Kentucky  City  Award.  The  award  is  given  for  outstanding  achievement  in  community 

development. 

1978  The  Annual  Pike  County  Junk  Car  Program  was  initiated.  The  purpose  of  the  program  is  to  pick  up 
discarded  old  cars  in  the  county.  The  goal  of  the  program  is  to  pick  up  one  thousand  cars  per  year. 

1979  Organized  Early  Flood  Warning  rally  at  Pikeville  High  School.  Twenty-two  hundred  people  attended. 
We  met  with  six  congressional  representatives,  the  Corps  of  Engineers,  National  Weather  Service,  and 
National  Oceanic  and  Atmospheric  Administration.  Fifty  Chamber  members  traveled  to  Washington  to 
testify  before  a  sub-committee.  We  received  the  money  for  an  Early  Flood  Warning  System  with  a  radar 
station  located  in  Jackson,  Kentucky.  Flood  gate  money  was  obtained  for  Pikeville. 

1980  Appalachian  Regional  Commission  accepted  the  Chamber's  request  to  accept  Big  Shoals  as  an  in- 
dustrial site. 

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1981  One  hundred  sixty-five  members  of  the  Chamber  met  with  Governor  John  Y.  Brown  and  KyDOT 
Secretary,  Frank  Metts,  and  gave  a  formal  presentation.  We  received  promise  to  start  construction  of 
the  Hambley  Boulevard  and  the  Cut  Through  4-lane  and  Buckley  Creek  4-lane  highways;  also,  Sutton 
and  Marrowbone  bridges.  Frank  Morris,  as  Vice  President  of  the  Chamber,  served  on  an  organizing 
committee  and  legislation  was  passed  to  form  a  Governor's  Advisory  Commission  on  flooding.  Morris 
served  on  first  advisory  commission.  Chamber  Flood  Control  Committee  testified  before  a  congres- 
sional sub-Committee  to  get  money  for  a  flood  center  at  Haysi,  Virginia  and  flood  walls  for  Williamson 
area.  A  feasibility  study  was  accomplished.  Chamber  Flood  Control  Committee  began  work  on  perma- 
nent flood  insurance,  flood  ordinance,  and  pushed  for  flood  mapping  of  Pike  County. 

1982  The  Chamber  Solid  Waste  Committee  was  able  to  work  with  County  Judge  Patton  concerning  man- 
datory solid  waste  in  the  County.  A  task  force  was  formed  with  Morris  as  Chairman  and  through  this 
study  Pike  County  started  a  mandatory  solid  waste  pick  up  system.  Organized  Chamber  membership 
drive  attracted  245  new  members.  Chamber  membership  now  545.  Incorporated  non-profit  organiza- 
tion called  P.E.O.P.L.E.  to  begin  fund  raising  to  restore  the  old  railroad  station. 

1983  Chamber  organized  Pikeville  Downtown  Revitalization  Authority,  received  grants  to  implement 
revitalization.  The  First  Annual  Pike  Area  Coal  Exposition  was  held  at  Pikeville  College  grounds.  One 
hundred  and  ten  mining  manufacturers  and  suppliers  exhibited  their  products  to  mining  operators.  The 
Pike  County  Coal  Miners  daughters  were  also  introduced.  Their  purpose  is  to  go  out  in  the  state  of  Ken- 
tucky and  promote  Pike  County's  coal. 


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Mayor William  C.  Hambley 

Commissioners Harding  Dawahare 

Robert  Page 

Frank  Morris 

Rush  Dye 

Housing  Director .    Pat  Borden 

Day  Care  Center  Director Delphia  Ann  Lockhart 

Public  Librarian   Billie  Sue  Davis 

City  Manager    Frank  Carlton 

Director  of  Finance  and  Administration Ted  Herring 

Chief  of  Police Eugene  Edmonds 

Fire  Chief Charles  T.  Smith 

Director  of  Public  Works   Cecil  Ray 

Head  of  Building  Codes  Department 


SOURCE  OF  CITY  INFORMATION:   CITY  OF  PIKEVILLE 

Audit  and  Performance  Report:    FY  1984-1985 


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PIKE  COUNTY  OFFICIALS 
AS  OF  JANUARY,  1986 


Judge,  District  Court   Judge  Richard  Elswick 

Judge,  District  Court   Judge  Bayard  Collier 

Pike  County  Judge/Executive Paul  E.  Patton 

Commonwealth  Attorney John  Paul  Runyon 

County  Attorney Gary  Johnson 

Property  Valuation  Administrator Reo  Johns 

Circuit  Court  Clerk Betty  Prater  Justice 

County  Court  Clerk Lillian  Pearl  Elliott 

Sheriff   Charles  "Fuzzy"  Keesee 

Jailer    Morris  "Coon"  Stratton,  Jr. 

Coroner Charles  Morris 

County  Surveyor   Pat  Howard 

Magistrate,  District  1    Lacy  Blackburn 

Magistrate,  District  2   Forrest  D.  Johnson 

Magistrate,  District  3   Sidney  Phillips 

Magistrate,  District  4   Paul  W.  Chaney 

Magistrate,  District  5   Earl  Sullivan 

Magistrate,  District  6    Stirl  E.  Harris 

Constable,  District  1 joe  Coleman 

Constable,  District  2 Roger  Thomas 

Constable,  District  3 Verlon  Puckett 

Constable,  District  4 james  Thacker 

Constable,  District  5 Bobby  Gooslin 

Constable,  District  6 Tommy  May 


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SUBJECT  INDEX  OF  ALL  SIX  VOLUMES  OF  PIKE  COUNTY  PAPERS 

BIOGRAPHY:  w   i   \/i         i    -?  ir 

Forsyth,  Anna  Carolyn,  a  memorial ^°'-  ^''  PP-  y^^" '° 

Forsyth,  Frank  J.,  a  dedication v'  14 

Justice,  William  McKinly,  by  Alice  Kinder V    15  17 

Keesee,  Richard  by  Clyde  Runyon ' 

Remines,  Milton  W.,  submitted  by  Mrs.  L.  J.  Home V  5  13 

Roberts,  Leonard,  Ph.  D.,  a  memorial 

EASTERN  KENTUCKY:  g 

Baseball,  by  Alice  Kinder ' 

Boating  on  the  Big  Sandy,  a  song,  by  Gabe  Stafford    \    a  ^^ 

Daniel  Boone  in  Eastern  Kentucky,  by  Henry  P.  Scalf •    '^J] 

Floyd  County:   Census:    1810  by  Claire  Kelly y  y^^^ 

Little  Floyd  County,  by  Henry  P.  Scalf •  •    '  ^^'^^ 

Marriages  listed  in  "Bond  Bk.  1":    1808-1822    'V,  13b-14y 

Steamboats  on  the  Big  Sandy  by  Dan  Wheeler '-  21-23 

GENEALOGY: 

Anderson,  submitted  by  Elsie  Anderson  Hudson 09  iA4 

Bowling,  Henry,  by  Sue  Hughes ^''ll    71  72 

Branham,  submitted  by  Lawrence  Branham '  <  ^2'  _ 

Burke,  submitted  by  Faye  Helvey  Burke '<  ^  ' 

Clevinger-Ramey,  submitted  by  Lewis  W.  Clevinger v,  53,b4 

Cline,  Peter,  from  TEK  by  Henry  P.  Scalf 'J'  °°'°^ 

Elswick,  submitted  by  Jeanette  Elswick    • \/\q 

Elswick,  submitted  by  June  Elswick • •  •  •       ' 

Epiing,  compiled  by  Susan  M.  Jurban • y  ^^^']p.^ 

Hackney,  compiled  by  Susan  M.  Jurban    ^  -  |J^']^p 

Hackney,  submitted  by  Bernice  Hackney    ^  <  ]^^':^^ 

Hatfield,  by  Helen  Biankenship  Roesch VI,  loO-Jol 

Hudson,  James,  submitted  by  Elsie  Hudson 'V-      ' ^^ 

Huffman,  submitted  by  Alia  M.  (Mrs.  Virgil)  Huffman I'l    o/i  07 

Hunt,  submitted  by  Mary  B.  Miller IV   57 

Hunt,  Luther  B.,  obituary    'V' 

Ison,  submitted  by  Jessie  Ison  Home iw   rjc  rq 

Jones,  Jesse,  submitted  by  Mary  E.  Miller  and  others '  v,  36-59 

Justice,  John,  by  Faye  Helvey  (Mrs.  Francis  D.)  Burke I,  81-83 

McCoy,  Thomas,  by  Brenda  Gooslin 'V-  6°'^'' 

Meade,  Robert,  compiled  by  Virginia  Adkins  Hoskins VI,  162-178 

Miller,  submitted  by  Marie  Justice "-  ^^'^^ 

Miller,  submitted  by  Mary  Jones  Miller • 'V,  107-134 

Newsom,  submitted  by  Lexie  Newsom  Wisecarver '"-  38-41 

Osborn,  submitted  by  Lois  Halstead V,  60-65 

Powell,  submitted  by  Eva  K.  Powell • "-  ^^'^^ 

Ramey,  William,  by  Jeanette  Elswick,  in  the  "Enterprise" '-  1^ 

Roberts,  Cornelius,  by  Rodney  D.  Veitschegger "'  62-70 

Smith,  submitted  by  Betty  Phillips  Howard V,  66-71 

Sowards,  submitted  by  Lois  Sowards  Coleman Vol.  IV  pp.  5-28,  VI  179-184 

Stump,  submitted  by  Marie  R.  Justice    II,  74 

Taylor,  submitted  by  Mary  B.  Miller V,  72-74 

Tibbs,  by  Alia  M.  Huffman Vols.  I,  pp.  41-45,  II,  p.  78        III  1-4 

Wolford  by  Geraldine  Davenport VI,  185-191 

II    7T 
Yost,  submitted  by  Marie  Justice n,  /o 

MAPS: 

Eastern  Kentucky,  Floyd  and  Pike  counties Inside  Back  Cover 

Pike  County  Association  of  Baptist  Churches VI,  94 


198 


MEMORSESOF: 

Frank  J.  Forsyth,  Sr.  ..... V,  79-84 

Lizzie  Sycl<  Walters  (iVlrs.  W.J.) Vol.  I,  pp.  57-63    III,  21-23 

Uncle  Bob  Williams |||^  53-61 

PICTURES  OF  THINGS,  ALONG  WITH  PEOPLE 

Banks,  boats,  cars,  marker  and  people  . I 

Boats,  coke  ovens,  courthouse,  gallows,  and  landmark 1 1 

Explosion,  planning  mill  and  wharfboat    HI 

Cemetery  markers  and  Christian  Church IV 

Band,  cemetery,  cemetery  markers,  cutthrough  and  schoolhouse V 

Academy  (old  one),  churches,  and  records VI 

PSKE  COUNTY: 

Cemeteries,  by  Eldon  "Jack"  and  Ruth  May    IV,  34,  35 

Oils  (partial  list),  submitted  by  Anna  Forsyth    V,  46 

Hamilton V,  47 

Keathley IV,  31 

Lesley V,  48,  49 

May IV,  32,  33 

Phillips,  submitted  by  Betty  Phillips  Howard V,  50,  51 

Robinett V  51 

Census:    1810,  transcribed  and  compiled  by  Claire  Kelly V,  17-24 

1820,  surnames  from  Honakers'  transcription    |^  94 

184C,  transcribed  by  Dorcas  Hobbs V,  24-29 

Chamber  of  Commerce,  1972, V.  I  p.  93;  1983  V  pp.  87,88  and  VI,  194,  195 

Churches:   Ashcamp  Regular  Baptist  by  Madonna  Newcomb    Ill,  62-73 

Little  Hattie  by  Hattie  (Coleman)  Sterling 1 1,  80-84 

Pike  Association  of  Southern  Baptists VI,  93-100 

Coal  Operator:    1906-1916,  submitted  by  Lon  Rogers II,  85-100 

Courthouse,  by  Frank  Forsyth,  Sr 11,1-3 

Doctors  by  Edith  Walters  (Mrs.  George)  Thornbury I,  75-77 

Education,  Black,  by  Mark  Sohn VI,  1 17-131 

Formation  of  county I    7   78 

Gazeteer:    1880,  from  Polk's  Gazeteer |||,  7-14 

Historical  Society,  an  independent  non-profit  corporation 1,3 

Dedication  issue  to  Frank  J.  Forsyth  Sr. IV,  3 

Early  Minutes VI,  17 

Memorial  issues:    Vol.  II.  to  George  T.  Thornbury    ||,  iji 

V  to  Dr.  Leonard  Roberts    V,  5-13 

VI  to  Anna  Carolyn  Forsuth VI,  1,  3-16 

Marriage  Records:    1822-1865,  by  John  Jay  Johnson    ||,  19.53 

index  to  Johnson's  list  of  marriages,  by  Claire  Kelly ||,  rev.  Appdx 

1866-1875,  by  Clyde  Runyon Ill,  79-1 15 

Index  to  Runyon's  list  of  marriages,  by  Claire  Kelly    Ml,  1 16-123 

1876-1880,  arranged  alphabetically  by  Claire  Kelly VI,  56-82 

Mortality: 

Death  Records  of  Pond  Creek,  Regular  Baptist  Minutes  by  Clyde  Runyon  . VI,  44 

Schedules,  by  Dorcas  Hobbs,  1849-1850 V-45  and  1859-1860,  VI,  45,  46 

Officials 1972,  Vol.  I  -  79;  1978,  III  -  20;  1983,  V  -  89;  1987,  VI  -  196 

Population  Growth:    1830-1970 I,  74 

Post  Offices I,  74 

Public  Health  Department,  by  Sylvia  T.  Auxier  and  Nancy  Harp I,  68-70 

Schools: 

Matthew  T.  Scott  Academy  of  Phelps,  by  Anna  Pinson,  Ph.  D I,  33-35 

Public  School  Teachers:    1905-1906,  sub.  by  Gertrude  Ratliff VI,  1 12 

Souhland  Bible  Institute  of  Wolfpit,  brochure I,  65-68 

Teacher's  Institute,  by  Edith  Walters  Thornbury Ill,  43,  44 

Sesquicentennial  Resolution  by  the  Commonwealth  of  Kentucky    I,  4-6 


199 


Settlers  on  Robinson  Creek  by  Mrs.  Home's  3rd  Grade    '.  17-20 

Tax  Lists,  by  Dorcas  Hobbs,  V.  II,  p.  4-12  and  1835 VI,  38-43 

Voting  Record:    1868,  transcriber  unknown,  in  files V,  33-44 

War  Records: 

Revolutionary  War  soldiers,  submitted  by  Dorcas  Hobbs    Vi,  19-37 

(Baisden,  Childers,  Davis,  Ford,  Jackson,  Lesley,  May,  Potter  and  Trout) 

Civil  War: 

Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  membership  in  1890  (F.J.F.) HI,  49-51 

Roll  of  Company  E.,  39th  Mtd.  Inf.  USA  (Lois  Coleman's) V,  31-33 

Rolls  and  diary  of  a  surgeon  in  1861     VI,  47-55 

Wills,  abstracted  by  Faye  Burke "<  l^-IS 

Writers,  by  Dr.  Leonard  Roberts I,  71-73 

PIKEVILLE: 

Banks  which  advertised:  Citizens  Bank  of  Pikeville '-  oo 

First  National  Bank  of  Pikeville Vol.  I,  pp.  90,  91 ;  IV,  150,  151;  V,  p.  91;  VI,  192 

Pikeville  National  Bank  and  Trust  Co '-  ^"^ 

Buildings:   A  brick  landmark,  by  Frank  Forsyth,  Sr \\,bA 

Home  of  John  Dils,  Jr.,  by  Anna  Forsyth    • V,  85 

Churches:    First  Baptist  Church  of  Pikeville VI,  101-103 

First  Christian  Church  of  Pikeville IV,  29 

Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of  Pikeville I,  29,  30 

First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Pikeville VI,  83-92 

City  of:    1972,  I,  p.  95;  1983,  V.  p.  90;  1987,  VI,  196 

College  Marker,  by  Frank  J.  Forsyth,  Sr I,  37 

Collegiate  Institute  Building VI,  18 

Concert  Band,  by  Frank  J.  Forsyth,  Sr V,  80-83 

First  Diary,  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  H.  Thomas '-  46-48 

First  Drug  Store,  by  Minnie  E.  Ratliff I,  38-40 

First  Power  Plant,  by  Frank  Forsyth  Sr I,  27,  28 

First  Water  System,  by  Frank  Forsyth  Sr i,  25,  26 

Insurance  firms  which  have  advertised:   Chrisman  Agency    '.92 

Francis,  Francis  &  Trivette  Inc • '-  ^^ 

W.  B.  Call  Co.,  Inc 1983,  V,  p.  92;  1987,  VI,  193 

Walter  P.  Walters  Agency,  Inc .   I,  85 

Methodist  Hospital,  by  J.  L.  Meyer    '<  53-56 

Visitor  in  1895,  Maggie  Higgins "'.  45-47 

Wedding,  Bowling-Thornbury '"-  76-79 

PIONEERING: 

(including  schools)  by  Frank  Forsyth,  Sr I,  p.  36;  V,  79 

POETRY  and  other  FILLERS:   by  Brown  (VIO;  Chaffin  (VI);  Compton  (V  and  VI);  Emerick  (VI);  Justice  (VI);  McCoy 
(1);  Rasnick  (VI);  Ratliff  (V);  Roberts  (V  and  VI)  and  Thornbury  (I). 

PRESERVATION  COUNCIL  BUILDING VI,  18 


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CORRECTIONS  AND  ADDITIONS 

The  memorial  page  to  George  T.  Thornbury,  who  served  as  president  to  the  Pil<e  County  Historical  Society,  was  in 
Volume  II,  p.  4,  but  was  not  included  in  Volume  V.  index. 

Another  omission  in  that  volume  was  the  correction  of  William  Tackett's  war  record  as  printed  in  Vol.  I  and  cor- 
rected in  Vol.  IV. 

The  pictures  of  the  cutthrough  in  Pikeville  used  in  Volume  V  came  to  us  by  courtesy  of  John  C.  Lowe,  D.IVI.D. 

The  errors  in  the  Sowards  genealogy  in  Volume  IV,  pp.  5-30  have  been  corrected  by  Lois  Sowards  Coleman  In 
Volume  VI. 

The  list  of  Pike  County  Teachers,  1905-1906,  was  given  to  the  Society  by  Gertrude  Ratliff  and  should  not  have 
been  submitted  with  the  W.  B.  Johnson  material  to  the  printers.   It  is  located  on  page  1 12. 

The  Society  has  never  given  a  'Thank  You"  to  W.  B.  Call,  Inc.  and  the  R.  H.  Hobbs  Company  for  their  selling 
our  publications,  without  any  profit  to  themselves;  it  is  long  past  due!!! 

SOURCES  OF  FILLERS  FOR  VOLUME  Vf 

Chaffin,  Lillie.    Lines  and  Points.   Pikeville  College  Press,  1966. 

Emerick,  Harry.   Recipes,  Remedies,  &  Reflections  1770-1870,  1971. 

Kinder,  Alice.  Collection. 

Reed,  Rufus.   Here  are  More  Popular  Remedies  From  Yesteryear,  a  clipping. 

Roberts,  Leonard,  Ph.  D.  South  from  Hell-fer-Sartin.  Council  of  the  Southern  Mountains,  Berea,  Ky.   1964. 


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EASTERN  KENTUCKY  1792 


ORIGINAL 
FLOYD  COUNTY,  KENTUCKY 

Floyd  County,  Kentucky,  was  created  in  1799  by  an  act  of  the 
General  Assembly,  to  be  effective  June  1,  1800.  The  original  Floyd 
County  contained,  whole  or  in  part,  15  present  day  Eastern  Ken- 
tucky counties.  The  above  map,  prepared  in  1950  by  Henry  P. 
Scalf,  editor  of  THE  EAST  KENTUCKIAN.  was  the  first  attempt 
to  accurately  delineate  the  boundaries  of  the  original  area. 


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PIKE  COUNTY  1980 


BOOK  LIST 

PIKE  COUNTY  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY 

P.O.  Box  752 

Pikevllle,  Kentucky  41501 

150  YEARS  PIKE  COUNTY,  KENTUCKY:   1822-1972 

28  articles  about  events  in  the  early  settlement  of  Pike  County;  short  genealogies  on  Tibbs  Justice 
Burke  and  Helvey;  surnames  in  the  1830  Census  of  Pike  County;  many  historical  articles  104 
pages,  2nd  revision  with  complete  index,  """ 


2.  PIKE  COUNTY,  1822-1876:   HISTORICAL  PAPERS  NUMBER  TWO 

Short  genealogies  on  the  families  of  Powell,  Cline,  Huffman,  Tibbs,  and  Roberts;  Miller  Stump 
Yost  Corneihus  Roberts;  First  Tax  List  of  Pike  County;  abstracts  of  Pike  County  wills  from  1839- 
1880;  Pike  County  marriages  from  1822-1865.    102  pages,  index,  reprinted  1d85,|iij[|^ 

3.  PIKE  COUNTY,  1822-1977:  HISTORICAL  PAPERS  NUMBER  THREE 

Historical  articles;  genealogies  of  Ison,  Hunt,  Anderson,  Newsome;  Pike  County  Marriages  1866- 
1875;  roll  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  1890;  etc.  102  pages;  reprinted  1984,,^^ — 

4.  PIKE  COUNTY,  1821-1980:   HISTORICAL  PAPERS  NUMBER  FOUR 

Mini  genealogies  on  Sowards,  Jones,  McCoy,  Hudson,  Miller;  Cemetery  Inventory  Floyd  Countv 
marriagesfrom  the  Bond  Book,  1808-1822,  etc.  154  pages,  g§M*  ' 

5.  PIKE  COUNTY,  1821-1983:   HISTORICAL  PAPERS  NUMBER  FIVE 

Memorial  issue  to  Dr.  Leonard  Roberts;  1810  Census  Floyd  County,  Kentucky;  1840  Census  Pike 
County,   Kentucky;   Roll   of  Company  "E",  39th  Mounted  Infantry,  Union  Army;  Pike  County 
Voters  of  1868;  1850  Mortality  Census  -  Pike  County;  Cemeteries  -  Oils,  Lesley,  Hamilton   Phillips 
and  Robinett^mmi-genealogies:    Clevinger  -  Ramey,  Elswick,  Osborn,  Roberts,  Smith  and  Taylor' 
1 00  pages,^^^^^  ^ 


PIKE  COUNTY,  1821-1987:   HISTORICAL  PAPERS  NUMBER  SIX 

Includes  history  and  genealogical  articles,  as  well  as  memorial  material  on  Anna  Forsyth  who  served 
the  Society  faithfully  and  well  for  more  than  a  decade.    Index  of  articles  in  all  six  volumes  and 

illustrations,i 


ALL  SIX  VOLUMES  PUBLISHED  BY  SOCIETY i 


MARRIAGE  BONDS  OF  PIKE  COUNTY,  KENTUCKY 

1822-1865,  by  Clyde  Runyon,  Belfry,  Ky.  299  pages  plus  index,  records,  bonds,  parental  consents 
or  guardian  consents  of  the  earliest  marriages  recorded  in  Pike  County.  In  many  cases  this  is  prob- 
ably the  only  proof  of  a  parent  or  parents,  $16.00. 

ABRAHAM  COLEMAN  AND  HIS  NEIGHBORS 

by  Jonathan  Coleman.  108  pages,  indexed.  Allied  families  include  Adkins,  Blackburn  Goff  Jus- 
tice, Kendrick,  Slone,  Smith,  and  Thacker.  $7.50. 

All  books  are  8  X  1 1  with  perfect  binding  of  paper.  Please  add  $2.00  postage  and  handling.  Order 
from  Pike  County  Historical  Society,  P.O.  Box  752,  Pikevllle,  Kentucky  41501.